Might try that @Dovefromabove. Not heard of that method. Ta muchly
I'm fairly sure we have black treacle, although it's probably rock solid by now! Haven't made a C'mas cake or puddings in yonks, and that was the main use for it.
If it's the old-fashioned kind of treacle in a tin, and you're not going to want to use it for cooking again, you could try topping the tin up with hot water. That should soften it up at least enough to give it a stir.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
@Fairygirl ... I cottoned on to molluscs etc having a sweet tooth when a 'rambler' left a gate open and let our Hereford x bullocks out ... we had a phone call to say they were grazing in the churchyard in the centre of the village ... they weren't doing any damage but they'd eaten all the grass short now and folk were worried that they might move on to the allotments up the road .
A small Wonky, her brother, father and I grabbed a couple of buckets of feed mix, headed down the road, rounded them up and headed for home ... one person in front leaving a trail of the feed mix on the lane for them to 'follow' so they kept to the designated route and weren't sidetracked by tasty morsels on the verges. The next morning, as I walked Wonky to school, the remains of the mix (mainly rolled barley, cattle cake etc and some molasses) was covered with what must've been hundreds if not thousands of snails and slugs. They were just 'sucking' the coating of molasses off the grains .......... I put two and two together ... no need to waste our good beer any more. And it worked.
If your black treacle has set solid, just pour some boiling water over it and leave it for a while ... the resulting brew should be perfect snail fodder
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It's one of my favourite plants in summer @punkdoc. Loaded with bees and other pollinators. Cheers folks - I'll give it a go. The slugs come out at night and eat any bits of bird food that hasn't been eaten from the back steps. I often put a little bit there for the robin, and of course - Dave, when he was still with me I got slightly side tracked from the forum with @Pete.8's slime mould link, and watching/listening to various pieces of music from some of my favourite artists with daughter. Like you do Which reminds me - @Dovefromabove - Rick Wakeman is on with Johnnie today
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We used to drink lots of filter coffee and I tried keeping them separate from the compost bins to put straight round the hostas and small squash plants but it made no difference. I think you need the quantities you'd get in a café.
Even here in a much drier garden we get molluscs, tho more snails than slugs now, so I'm planning to try garlic spray next year.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
The only squash I ever have is Summer Fruits @Liriodendron. Wonder if they'd fancy a change I think you would need a huge amount @Obelixx, although I believe some folk go round the coffee shops and collect their waste. It probably just goes into landfill otherwise. I hate the smell of garlic now, so it would keep me away from the plants rather than the slugs
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The veg plot and hostas in beds are well away from the house @Fairygirl so it shouldn't be a problem and I'm planning to relocate all the ones I grow in pots on the terrace to the garden next year cos I'm fed up with all the watering and still getting snails in them.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Well folks I finally got around to cutting up my old king-size duvet into rectangles and then stuffed into black bins, folded the upen top over and stapled it shut to try to keep the rain out. I used tie top 65 litre bags but they are quite thin ones so thicker ones might last longer. I'm aiming to tie them together around the top of my daleks. Will let you know how I get on.
Snap @Lizzie27 Just done 2 old single duvets but still had to cut them and then wrestle them into the endless white Charity bags which appear thru the door on a regular basis. White because I want them in the GH but of course, the bags weren't the right size/shape - air was definitely blue by the time I'd finished. Old pillows fit nicely in the black bin bags for the top of the compost box - keeps my Slow Worms warm over winter if nothing else
@philippasmith2, great minds think alike then! We don't get many of those charity bags because we have a steep drive that puts them off. I am wondering whether bugs or mice will enjoy chewing through the plastic though. I reckon mice in our shed certainly had a go.
Posts
If it's the old-fashioned kind of treacle in a tin, and you're not going to want to use it for cooking again, you could try topping the tin up with hot water. That should soften it up at least enough to give it a stir.
A small Wonky, her brother, father and I grabbed a couple of buckets of feed mix, headed down the road, rounded them up and headed for home ... one person in front leaving a trail of the feed mix on the lane for them to 'follow' so they kept to the designated route and weren't sidetracked by tasty morsels on the verges. The next morning, as I walked Wonky to school, the remains of the mix (mainly rolled barley, cattle cake etc and some molasses) was covered with what must've been hundreds if not thousands of snails and slugs. They were just 'sucking' the coating of molasses off the grains .......... I put two and two together ... no need to waste our good beer any more.
If your black treacle has set solid, just pour some boiling water over it and leave it for a while ... the resulting brew should be perfect snail fodder
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Cheers folks - I'll give it a go. The slugs come out at night and eat any bits of bird food that hasn't been eaten from the back steps. I often put a little bit there for the robin, and of course - Dave, when he was still with me
I got slightly side tracked from the forum with @Pete.8's slime mould link, and watching/listening to various pieces of music from some of my favourite artists with daughter.
Like you do
Which reminds me - @Dovefromabove - Rick Wakeman is on with Johnnie today
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Even here in a much drier garden we get molluscs, tho more snails than slugs now, so I'm planning to try garlic spray next year.
I think you would need a huge amount @Obelixx, although I believe some folk go round the coffee shops and collect their waste. It probably just goes into landfill otherwise.
I hate the smell of garlic now, so it would keep me away from the plants rather than the slugs
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Old pillows fit nicely in the black bin bags for the top of the compost box - keeps my Slow Worms warm over winter if nothing else
'