As the strawberries come in I wage a never ending battle with baby slugs for the incredibly sweet fruit. Actually, the reason they call them strawberries is that because they grow on the ground and contain no hard rind, (like a watermelon) farmers would cover the ground with straw. This would ideally give the fruit a dry bed to mature on as opposed to the dirt which could cause them to rot prematurely.
But, anyway, those damn slugs- to keep them distracted(yes, I mean dead) I put out some beer for them. Yes, those slimy little things go crazy for the stuff as much as I do. As seen in the pics, I just throw out some containers of a fresh beer (open and put out right before dark) and retrieve them in the morning to see what reminds me of Saturday mornings @ college...drown slugs. Also, citrus rinds, or in my case a rotten orange piece, can be put out at dark and then scraped of slugs in the morning and composted-of course.
So, go buy local strawberries!!!!!! Jersey Fresh !!!!!!! Better yet plant a patch for next June!!!!
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