I have been considering perhaps the indecent ! What might the result be if one was to put the dreaded slug pellets down onto the soil and then raked it well into the soil below and out of sight of birds and hedgehogs & etc ? As the molluscs are active BELOW the surface, and will detect the bait there, will it reduce risk to wildlife ?
NO! don't feed slugs or snails to your hens they will give them internal worms that can build up to damaging levels,ducks are a better choice for this as is stamping!
The molluscs have an unerring homing device on them, andno matter what one does, the eggs will renew the supply of new generations of the little sods ! Just have a regular party time with stale beer, and let them get merry, lose the will to live, and dispose of them to the tip, or take them for a drive miles away.By and large, they are past caring by the time you collect them in the morning !
The slugs loved my first attempt at rhubarb last year, but I eventually succeeded and had a good first years growth. Now I'm looking forward to it growing back up again for the first harvest later in the year. To keep the slugs down I bought a slug bell from Garden Organic. Does anyone have any experience with these and do they work?
My garden gets cleared of slugs & snails every 3 months or so, I syphon out the bath water from the upstairs bathroom, it clears the garden for quite some time untill I see one or two on the lawn, then I know it's bathtime.
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The molluscs have an unerring homing device on them, andno matter what one does, the eggs will renew the supply of new generations of the little sods ! Just have a regular party time with stale beer, and let them get merry, lose the will to live, and dispose of them to the tip, or take them for a drive miles away.By and large, they are past caring by the time you collect them in the morning !
The slugs loved my first attempt at rhubarb last year, but I eventually succeeded and had a good first years growth. Now I'm looking forward to it growing back up again for the first harvest later in the year. To keep the slugs down I bought a slug bell from Garden Organic. Does anyone have any experience with these and do they work?
Best solution to slugs and snails Bucket of (very) salty water and big stomping boots !
Don.