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Slugs

lizhanley1969lizhanley1969 Posts: 60
in Problem solving
With the ban on slug pellets can we still use products like Sluggo? 

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    my understanding is the ban only applies to metaldehyde based slug pellets
    Devon.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    But maybe time to think about stopping all the killing of anything that doesn't fit in with our plans


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • lizhanley1969lizhanley1969 Posts: 60
    Tried that last year I had no crops left! Put beer traps, copper tape etc but they did not work. Garlic spray seemed to work for a short period but then everything smelt of garlic. 
  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Over here, we can buy food grade salt from farmers' co-ops in quite usable bags, heavy but not too bad, at less than a tenner.  We use it to stem weed growth on the drive, but it'll also kill slugs.  It'll involve the user in 'stalking' the culprits and anointing them with a small sprinkle, as opposed to leaving pellets and walking away, but salt will certainly do the job if lizhanley1969  can source the product in her area.
  • Balgay.HillBalgay.Hill Posts: 1,089
    I'm trying to go chemical free in the garden, and just accepting what happens. Hopefully nature will find a balance.
    I don't know if it is a coincidence, but for the first time i can remember, a song thrush is now visiting my garden. I happily watch it searching for and feasting on slugs.
    Sunny Dundee
  • lizhanley1969lizhanley1969 Posts: 60
    There are plenty of birds around where I live and I try to entice all birds in but there are too many cats who use my garden as their public loo ( another touchy subject) had some slow worms once but the cats got to them. I have a pond, insect house, bee homes etc to try and entice useful insects in to get a balance but it is not working, just seem to have snails and slugs. But I will keep trying to get a good balance. 
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    I had lots of slugs and tried encouraging birds etc but 4 years ago I used nematodes. I only have a small garden and it still wasn’t cheap but it worked. 4 years on the slugs are under control still. Maybe worth a try? 
  • lizhanley1969lizhanley1969 Posts: 60
    Thank you will do. 
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    Don’t be tempted to use them until the soil is warm. I used them on 1st May here in the West Midlands and I remember it was pouring down and I was outside watering the beds. I must have looked crazy but conditions were right and I honestly found they worked. I still have slugs but they are not a major problem. 
  • lizhanley1969lizhanley1969 Posts: 60
    Thank you to everyone for their advice 
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