Is there a weed killer to spray on strawberries that will not harm the plants?
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There are several herbicides that can be used on strawberries to kill the weeds but not the strawberries. However, the most effective ones are pre-emergent, meaning that the herbicide must be applied before the weed germinates. For more details, please see the attached link on weed control in strawberries.
I doubt it--strawberries are kinda fragile compared with other garden plants.
No.
Even if there was, the waiting time between spraying and harvesting would result in rotten strawberries.
You are not alone with this problem. Commercial strawberry production uses a "cloth" over the planting beds with holes just for the berry plants. This way the berries remain off the dirt and weeds don't pop up. Of course it also means the runners from the strawberries don't get a chance to root..
About all you can do is use a thick mulch around your plants, such as very dry grass or straw (hence straw-berry) to keep berries clean and weeds down for awhile. Yes, then you have roly-poly bugs to contend with.
Who said gardening was easy?
why dont you just skip the weed killer and just pull the weeds the old fashioned way: with your hands!
Not really. I would recommend planting the strawberries through landscape cloth or plastic (and stapling them down) to dramatically reduce weeds.
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