I use slug pellets made of ferrous (or iron) sulphate, far less toxic than the standard ones,
I tend to use one nematode application in the middle of May in my greenhouse and borders and then start putting pellets around only the susceptible plants (like hosta's) from July onwards.
The trick is to scatter slug pellets, the wildlife friendly sort treehugger recommends. You need to start in late winter - Feb 14th is an easy date to remember - and spread them thinly but regularly around susceptible pants as the slugs and snails are emerging from hibernation or hatching from eggs. That way you get them before they start to feed and breed on your treasures.
I have an acre of garden and get through less than one pack of pellets a season by following this system around hostas, clems, hemerocallis, baby veggies and other gourmet slug plants. Works for me.
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I use the good slug pellets too..sparingly..but I really enjoy just getting out there and hunting the little horrors out, gives me great satisfaction when I come away with a bag full of them to dispose of . I feel as if I have done a good days work when my slug hunt is over. Power to the slug hunters!!
I have horrible little grey slugs which disappear underground --yuk! in my last garden they were either big black slugs or occasionally those wit an orange frill . At least I could collect the black ones usually on the lawn especially when it was wet and dispose of them, usually left the frilly ones as I think they were becoming a rarity. the little grey things are much harder to find until they have eaten the plant.
Morning all. Can anyone tell me how the slugs get into your garden to begin with? I know they live under the ground but how do they get there ? Its not as if they flew in and decided to make a home in your garden. Can anyone enlighten me with the answer ?
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I use slug pellets made of ferrous (or iron) sulphate, far less toxic than the standard ones,
I tend to use one nematode application in the middle of May in my greenhouse and borders and then start putting pellets around only the susceptible plants (like hosta's) from July onwards.
The trick is to scatter slug pellets, the wildlife friendly sort treehugger recommends. You need to start in late winter - Feb 14th is an easy date to remember - and spread them thinly but regularly around susceptible pants as the slugs and snails are emerging from hibernation or hatching from eggs. That way you get them before they start to feed and breed on your treasures.
I have an acre of garden and get through less than one pack of pellets a season by following this system around hostas, clems, hemerocallis, baby veggies and other gourmet slug plants. Works for me.
some good advice on here, afternoons,peeps.
I use the good slug pellets too..sparingly..but I really enjoy just getting out there and hunting the little horrors out, gives me great satisfaction when I come away with a bag full of them to dispose of . I feel as if I have done a good days work when my slug hunt is over. Power to the slug hunters!!
I have horrible little grey slugs which disappear underground --yuk! in my last garden they were either big black slugs or occasionally those wit an orange frill . At least I could collect the black ones usually on the lawn especially when it was wet and dispose of them, usually left the frilly ones as I think they were becoming a rarity. the little grey things are much harder to find until they have eaten the plant.
Beautiful plants such as dahlias are unfortunately not present in my garden.
Still looks nice though.
Morning all. Can anyone tell me how the slugs get into your garden to begin with? I know they live under the ground but how do they get there ? Its not as if they flew in and decided to make a home in your garden. Can anyone enlighten me with the answer ?
They absnail down the fence
I have a four pronged attack method.
1. A pair of mallards have taken up residence. Any molluscs they miss in the day the thrushes and blackbirds have.
2.hedgehog , frogs and toads gets the night slimers.
3.slug pubs around certain things they love like delphiniums and dahlias. Delphiniums also have a top dressing of crushed baked eggshells.
4. I caught a large snail in a mousetrap in the greenhouse baited with nutella