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Slugs

Tony AustinTony Austin Posts: 38
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I lost a lot of plants to slugs last year.i was thinking of turning my soil ,is there that thing I couldput in it to kill their eggs?and them.

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    once you've turned it over, sprinkle some " suet treats" and the blackbirds will do the rest for you.

    Devon.
  • CharleyDCharleyD Posts: 440

    Put the slug pellets out on Valentine's day, that way you get all the new little slugs early and it's such a lovely way to spend Valentine's dayimage.

  • CharleyDCharleyD Posts: 440

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Nematodes do work very well as long as the soil is at a certain warm temperature, if you have a huge garden it works out very expensive though, so a few strategically placed pellets, covered, will work out cheaper. 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511

    "once you've turned it over, sprinkle some " suet treats" and the blackbirds will do the rest for you."

     

    Good idea Hostafan1!

    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
  • MarineliliumMarinelilium Posts: 213
    Nematode treatment is worth every penny! The nematodes return to the soil when the slugs die and wait for another slug to come along. They don't affect other wildlife or anything creature that eats slugs; some gardeners report that snail numbers may drop too.



    OTHER PEST EASY FIX - if you have water butts and are plagued with mozzies then half a cup of vegetable oil floats in the butt all season, even after fresh rainfall, so the larvae suffocate. Old pair of tights stretched over the inlet pipe stops debris getting in to stop stinky decay which feeds larvae and charcoal tied into a stocking will keep water cleaner too.
  • Tony AustinTony Austin Posts: 38

    Thanks to all of you for your input.

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