I have several dotted round the garden in different growing conditions. Some of them get savaged and some don't. I can live with the odd hole. I'm hoping the new pond with attract more predators!
Just love the hosta and the war I play each year with the slugs. Slugs just love the hosta as the new leaves start to unfold when there just coming up that's why some look like a lace doily from the start. My ploy is Vaselne daub it all over the edge of the pots. Last year I even succumbed to putting them in hanging baskets. try how you will your very lucky if you don't get holes in them ..
I grow mine in pots in a shady area under some yew and conifer trees, snails dont seem to bother them as the ground is rough and dry, plus we have had hedgehogs living under the shed nearby
I have ducks also that come into the garden and keep the slugs down also the thicker leaved hostas are not eaten so readily I guess the slugs don't like them to tough.
I'm gratefull to yviestevie for starting the topic and to all the responders, I will try a variety of the suggestions and see what happens, my mature ones get decimated and I'm fretting about this years young ones.
I also sent off for the offer and they are now planted in large pots and kept in the greenhouse, growing already.
This year I intend putting them in tall galvanised pots and see if the slugs get them, but I will still do my nightly roundup with a torch as the hostas in the garden will get eaten, all apart from a variegated one called Patriot and a blue one called August Moon these leaves are a lot tougher and don't seem to suffer to much.
Also old copper pots with drilled drainage holes work well as long as they are placed far enough from a wall.
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I have several dotted round the garden in different growing conditions. Some of them get savaged and some don't. I can live with the odd hole. I'm hoping the new pond with attract more predators!
Though I keep meaning to get some copper for the ones in pots!
Just love the hosta and the war I play each year with the slugs. Slugs just love the hosta as the new leaves start to unfold when there just coming up that's why some look like a lace doily from the start. My ploy is Vaselne daub it all over the edge of the pots. Last year I even succumbed to putting them in hanging baskets. try how you will your very lucky if you don't get holes in them ..
I grow mine in pots in a shady area under some yew and conifer trees, snails dont seem to bother them as the ground is rough and dry, plus we have had hedgehogs living under the shed nearby
I have ducks also that come into the garden and keep the slugs down also the thicker leaved hostas are not eaten so readily I guess the slugs don't like them to tough.
From last Summer. I split it and put it in the garden. Hoping I wont get troubles in the garden
I also sent off for the offer and they are now planted in large pots and kept in the greenhouse, growing already.
This year I intend putting them in tall galvanised pots and see if the slugs get them, but I will still do my nightly roundup with a torch as the hostas in the garden will get eaten, all apart from a variegated one called Patriot and a blue one called August Moon these leaves are a lot tougher and don't seem to suffer to much.
Also old copper pots with drilled drainage holes work well as long as they are placed far enough from a wall.
Mine are in the greenhouse. But no signs of life yet. I will take the advise about leaving them in pots for a few seasons.