Yes the pot of water and flour works. 3 slugs the first night, then 4 slugs and 2 small snails the next night. I positioned it near my delphiniums so I guessed I'd catch some. Maybe I should surround the delphs with a moat full of flour & water! Im so desperate to get them growing that I'll try anything!
Snails have decimated my young Laburnam tree. they dont seem to have touched my Penstemons, Honeysuckle or perrenial wallflowers. My bedding plants are a different story !!
My Grandad has this method of slug control....Buy 4 whole garlics...crush all cloves into a bucket add skins as well fill with water and leave to infuse overnight.....water anywhere you DONT want slugs to go sprinkle on the skins too......This method has saved all my cabbages this year ..of course there has to be a down side...I stink...my garden stinks...and i suspect the cabbages will have a nice garlicky aroma when i get to cook them
The flour and water is working. I emptied the pot this morning to find ovewr 20 slugs and 2 more snails. A bumper catch for last night! Some of the slugs were just small about 1cm long but other sizes up to a 3inch one! I'm well chuffed and the delphiniums are still standing. Hurrah!
I dont think I will be trying your grandads method susan, mu hubby hates the smell of garlic !! Flour and water seems to be doing the trick then diggingdoris, so will be giving that a go. Its raining here in Bristol, surprise surprise, and I am sure I can hear a lot of munching going on out the back !!!!
The little slugs are the ones you want to catch and kill, they are the ones that do such damage to your plants. The big disgusting ones that give many of us the shivers, actually eat little slugs. They are quite revolting though aren't they? For pots I really do find that copper tape helps, and the iron based slug pellets are as least as good as the other kind, and less damaging to wildlife. They say they are rainroof, but I think the amount of rain we have been having will defeat nearly anything, so have been renewing the pellets more often than I may have done in previous years.
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Yes the pot of water and flour works. 3 slugs the first night, then 4 slugs and 2 small snails the next night. I positioned it near my delphiniums so I guessed I'd catch some. Maybe I should surround the delphs with a moat full of flour & water! Im so desperate to get them growing that I'll try anything!
My Grandad has this method of slug control....Buy 4 whole garlics...crush all cloves into a bucket add skins as well fill with water and leave to infuse overnight.....water anywhere you DONT want slugs to go sprinkle on the skins too......This method has saved all my cabbages this year ..of course there has to be a down side...I stink...my garden stinks...and i suspect the cabbages will have a nice garlicky aroma when i get to cook them
The flour and water is working. I emptied the pot this morning to find ovewr 20 slugs and 2 more snails. A bumper catch for last night! Some of the slugs were just small about 1cm long but other sizes up to a 3inch one! I'm well chuffed and the delphiniums are still standing. Hurrah!
What a brilliant idea I will try it on my allotment this weekend
The little slugs are the ones you want to catch and kill, they are the ones that do such damage to your plants. The big disgusting ones that give many of us the shivers, actually eat little slugs. They are quite revolting though aren't they? For pots I really do find that copper tape helps, and the iron based slug pellets are as least as good as the other kind, and less damaging to wildlife. They say they are rainroof, but I think the amount of rain we have been having will defeat nearly anything, so have been renewing the pellets more often than I may have done in previous years.
Hello Lorraine Sharp,
Have a look at our feature on slug-proof plants.
It should give you some ideas for a few that would be suitable for your garden.
Emma
gardenersworld.com team
im going to try flour and water tonight