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Talkback: Slug-proof plants

Sharon14Sharon14 Posts: 3
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Slugs are a nightmare in my garden, and last year I was given loads of petunias - apparently total slug magnets, as few survived to give me a couple of flowers before succumbing to the slugs' voracious appetites. I have tried copper rings, sticky slug repellent, beer traps and none have been particularly successful. I won't use pellets as I have two young children, and a pond is out for the same reason. Guess there are some things I will never get to grow! Sigh.... I dream of Hostas....!!!
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  • mikematthewsmikematthews Posts: 3
    i have been after plants that are slug prove thank you for the article mmatthews
  • mazboy45mazboy45 Posts: 1
    could someone please tell me why i have the only astrantias in the world that get eaten by slugs and snails - they appear on all the lists of plants they don't like which is why i bought them in the first place but every year they get eaten to the ground - any explanations?
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  • gillrosegillrose Posts: 1
    sounds great i will definately plant some of these in my newly aquired allotment.
  • mbjmahurtermbjmahurter Posts: 1
    I have a few of these plants but will some more any day soon.
    Thank's for a great magazine.
  • nessness Posts: 1
    found this really interesting. just a warning about astrantias. make sure you protect the young growth as slugs find them very yummy when the new growth is just emerging!
  • glasshalffullglasshalffull Posts: 1
    Artemisia (wormwood) is also recognised as a plant to deter slugs. My mature plant seems to work but the slugs devoured a young one as quickly as any hosta!
    My conclusion from this is that slugs do not discriminate if plants are young and tasty!
    Last year, I discovered a congregation of slugs under one of my planters. I moved the planter and the blackbirds and thrushes soon moved down to the exposed slugs.
  • juniorbayleafjuniorbayleaf Posts: 3
    good tips :D
  • KasinaKasina Posts: 1
    This is great to know but if, like me, you aren't happy sticking to slug-free planting, then Nemaslug is worth the £10!

    I used it for the first time last summer and didn't have any slugs or snails in my veg/flower gardens. Just add the powder to your watering can and water it in. It lasts for 6 weeks and doesn't harm any wildlife (except slugs and snails!). Even if I lost track of the weeks, I could tell when the sixth week arrived because the munching signs started again on my plants.
  • happymarion_happymarion_ Posts: 2
    I've never seen any slug damage on my bergenias and they make a lovely early show in the spring. I've had snail damage on the leaves of tulips but all other bulbs. especially alliums seem to be immune. To get a sure-fire spectacular display of flowers why not try small shrubs eg. hebes. just grow them large enough to be inedible to a snail first in a pot.
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