Today I trimmed the “ugliess” from the strawberry tower,
filled in the washed-away areas in the soil with compost, sprinkled slug bait
and planted the runners.
Now I must decide, do I cover the tower with straw as usual
or do I wrap it in a frost blanket.
The straw works well but is a real mess to remove in the
spring. Would the blanket work just as well? I would love your opinion, please comment.
Oh that is beautiful - and you keep it going through the cold winter by covering it? I would think the straw would be adding some nutrients as it broke down, but then again I am no expert on cold weather.
ReplyDeleteThanks. The straw doesn't decompose much over the winter so I don't know that it provides much nutrients. Basically the straw helps prevent freezing and thawing, which causes the plants to pop out of the soil. I think the blanket would serve the same purpose without the mess.
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