No hedgehogs in our garden either, for probably years now. No frogs breeding yet in the pond and no song thrushes. Last year we had mistle thrushes and plenty of blackbirds again now. If only blackbirds were interested in slugs.
The lettuce seems to have worked, well at least for one night but it gives the garden plants a very short reprieve.
I had to apply the nematodes again in 6 weeks, I just use animal/ kid friendly pellets, you can use them on your veggie beds safely.
I couldnt imagine walking round collecting them! Take me a week.
I have yet to find birds that eat slugs, I collected some, put them on the slab with the bird food, they were not taken, and there is even less of a chance that they will eat a dead one, or indeed, ever eat a green/blue slug pellet.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I see. I was under the impression nematodes are a natural parasite of garden slugs. It could be argued adding extra nematodes could upset the delicate ecosystem within a garden. But then we could counter argue that slugs and snails, lacking many natural predators (at least in my garden), are unnaturally abundant.
I agree with Edd though Bearded Iris, could you elaborate?
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I would love to see hedgehogs in our garden again. Sadly not seen one for about 8 years. Sorry, going off topic a bit.
No hedgehogs in our garden either, for probably years now. No frogs breeding yet in the pond and no song thrushes. Last year we had mistle thrushes and plenty of blackbirds again now. If only blackbirds were interested in slugs.
The lettuce seems to have worked, well at least for one night but it gives the garden plants a very short reprieve.
I had to apply the nematodes again in 6 weeks, I just use animal/ kid friendly pellets, you can use them on your veggie beds safely.
I couldnt imagine walking round collecting them! Take me a week.
I have yet to find birds that eat slugs, I collected some, put them on the slab with the bird food, they were not taken, and there is even less of a chance that they will eat a dead one, or indeed, ever eat a green/blue slug pellet.
I see. I was under the impression nematodes are a natural parasite of garden slugs. It could be argued adding extra nematodes could upset the delicate ecosystem within a garden. But then we could counter argue that slugs and snails, lacking many natural predators (at least in my garden), are unnaturally abundant.
I agree with Edd though Bearded Iris, could you elaborate?
Fishy sent you a PM. I have used nematodes with good results
KEF - we could do with some very 'specific' nematodes just now I think.....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
PM received KEF
Agree, I smell a rat here Watch out folks!
Nematodes...brilliant
Lyn - they'd need to be quite large ones too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Never mind the nematodes, bring out the big gun
In the sticks near Peterborough