Come on folks ... this is a 14/15 yr old with a design task set by a teacher so that the student learns how to carry out a piece of market research to define a need and design something in response to that need.
The task is not to carry out a piece of groundbreaking research and design something that’s never been thought of before ... and if it’s work that’s been set by the teacher it’s not really being helpful telling him/her to design something else instead. 😕
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
im a novice gardener so may not be that much use to you but hope I can help in some way.
I don’t have any beds in my garden only pots so I would be looking for something above ground and for that reason preferably something fairly discrete as you suggested.
Whilst I don’t like to have to kill slugs I haven’t found a better solution yet but if you’re design was something that kept them alive to allow disposal in another way that would be preferable.
Good luck with your project and let us know what your final design/product is!
The task is not to carry out a piece of groundbreaking research and design something that’s never been thought of before ... and if it’s work that’s been set by the teacher it’s not really being helpful telling him/her to design something else instead. 😕
The OP asked what I want or need in my garden or what I'd look for if I was planning to buy a slug trap. The answer is I'm not nor would I buy a trap. If the student can demonstrate that there is no market or need to spend time designing something that either won't sell or can't improve on the solutions to dealing with slugs and snail's that's already used by gardeners, doesn't that show sufficient research has been carried out? The OP also asked for "any" feedback, so as long as that feedback is honest, in my view its helpful.
Most children are thickos so let’s just accept it, as dove says. Fed an idea by a teacher, went on a gardening forum to get the answers to plug in.
And that’s before we even think about the quality of the teachers feeding them such sh7t ideas!
I found the above offensive and he's been on several sites this evening (gone midnight). Please tell me there's some way to get rid of him/her/any preferred designation.
@Mrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants - the poster is a well known troublemaker. Best reported each time so that the mods can deal with him. Most of these WUMS appear on Friday nights, because they know there's less chance of the mods picking them up as it's the weekend. It's a pity his limited brainpower doesn't extend to behaving like a normal human though. Perhaps he didn't spend much time at school either
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
He might have done @Fairygirl ... but the key thing about having an education is that to make the most of it you have to have enough intelligence to work out how to use it. 🙄
But back to snails ... I find that during the day and I. hot dry spells of weather our snails lurk in dry dark corners ... between stacks of old roof tiles behind the shed ... that sort of place ... and then when we get a spell of warm wet weather out they come and eat my hostas 🐌 🌱 😖
Maybe that but of information will aid the research ... something to trap them on warm wet evenings ... I find they’re also very partial to a few chopped up leaves from the heart of a lettuce.
Also years ago when I kept cows and they escaped and we found them grazing in the churchyard we tempted them back along the Kane with handfuls of grain and molasses. Of course we dropped quite a bit and as I walked the children to school next morning we found the lane was covered with snails all eating the molasses-covered barley. They obviously have a ‘sweet tooth’ ... hope that helps. 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I find slugs eat any dropped bird food too. They eat any little bits on the ground feeder, or on the paving at the shed, that even the pigeons don't want. Loads of slug trails in the mornings
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Last year another student asked for help with a project. As a retired Technology teacher, I gave her suggestions and we kept in touch until her project was completed. It was interesting to watch her grow her idea. Please don't despair, @adikosik12o-K0fg-x I can't see any posts beyond your initial one. Are you continuing with the slug trap? The idea of something to use when you have lots of pots looks interesting. Where I live, few people want to have a garden which involves much work and opt for paving rather than grass and borders and use nothing but pots for a bit of colour. Even when they have a bit of border, they put down weed suppressing membrane, cut holes to plant a shrub or two, then cover it with granite chips! That in itself is a slug deterrent so they wouldn't need a solution which is already on the market but shiny pots must be easy for slugs and snails to climb up.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
im a novice gardener so may not be that much use to you but hope I can help in some way.
What about something to attract birds to a garden? Or to provide a shelter for hedgehogs or a habitat for insects?
The OP asked what I want or need in my garden or what I'd look for if I was planning to buy a slug trap.
The answer is I'm not nor would I buy a trap.
If the student can demonstrate that there is no market or need to spend time designing something that either won't sell or can't improve on the solutions to dealing with slugs and snail's that's already used by gardeners, doesn't that show sufficient research has been carried out?
The OP also asked for "any" feedback, so as long as that feedback is honest, in my view its helpful.
I found the above offensive and he's been on several sites this evening (gone midnight). Please tell me there's some way to get rid of him/her/any preferred designation.
Most of these WUMS appear on Friday nights, because they know there's less chance of the mods picking them up as it's the weekend.
It's a pity his limited brainpower doesn't extend to behaving like a normal human though. Perhaps he didn't spend much time at school either
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I find slugs eat any dropped bird food too. They eat any little bits on the ground feeder, or on the paving at the shed, that even the pigeons don't want. Loads of slug trails in the mornings
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I can't see any posts beyond your initial one. Are you continuing with the slug trap? The idea of something to use when you have lots of pots looks interesting. Where I live, few people want to have a garden which involves much work and opt for paving rather than grass and borders and use nothing but pots for a bit of colour. Even when they have a bit of border, they put down weed suppressing membrane, cut holes to plant a shrub or two, then cover it with granite chips! That in itself is a slug deterrent so they wouldn't need a solution which is already on the market but shiny pots must be easy for slugs and snails to climb up.