How to Cover Strawberries Before Winter to Protect Them from Uninvited “Guests”: Rodents Hate These 5 Smells
At the very end of November, the summer resident should cover the strawberries.
It is necessary to provide the plant with protection from uninvited “guests” of the country plot.
First of all, we are talking about mice, which may well end up in a country house during the cold season.
To repel rodents, it is advisable to use natural remedies.
Luckily, there are a few plants whose smell mice cannot stand.
The secret of ideal protection of garden strawberries for the whole winter was shared by the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh.
How to cover strawberries for the winter
Rodents are repelled by the smells of the following flora:
- spruce;
- maple;
- linden;
- aspen;
- poplar.
You need to collect branches of one or more of the above plants and cover the strawberries with these shoots.
The result will pleasantly surprise you: mice will not come near garden strawberries because of the unpleasant aroma.
In addition, the natural material will protect the strawberries from strong winds.
And one more thing: thanks to spruce and other branches, the root system of the garden crop will not freeze.
For reference
Strawberry is the name of large-fruited plant species of the genus Strawberry (Fragaria) of the Rosaceae family, as well as their fruits.
