Slugs...aaargh

jennybridger

Seakay wrote: »

Even cheaper then Mr T's lager, ferment water with a bit of sugar and yeast (fresh or dried). Takes a couple of days in an old pop bottle with the lid on loose (tighten it to shake twice a day and then loosen again).

thanks for this - i have some yeast that is probably no longer any use for baking (the baking phase didn't last very long!)

Ice_2

SALT I was plagued by slugs and snails...did you know that when the ground gets too hard they go up your walls drain pipes even my windows...:mad:I go out on a night with a bucket of salt water pick up as many snails as I can see and put them in the salt water...if they are around the house wall I just sprinkle salt on them and watch them melt...yuk...the residue is awful...but I had loads even going in and out of the garage the neighbours thought I was bonkers out on a night with a torch and salt and a bucket of salt water...but who cares I have hardly any now...it works but it could take awhile...:rotfl:

V_Chic_Chick

I have a complete phobia of slugs - if I see one, I will scream. I've found the Growing Success ones that make them crawl away (so I don't have to see them!) and die to be brilliant. They're also certified organic, which is something of a bonus (I never set out to be organic, I just never really feel the need to use fertilisers etc)

olly300

The tape worked for me.

I read somewhere that you had to make the tape spiky for snails. So I cut some in the tape I used. Then I put the tape around two plant pots that contain plants that I knew the slugs and snails would like to eat. Moved the plants to ensure no other leaves or plants touched them. I then went out a few times last year and noticed a nice ring of slugs and snails around the plants.

evi3000

Two chickens decimated our (considerable) slug population within weeks of their arrival.

Of course, the downside being that they poo a hell of a lot but then we get delicious free range organic eggs!

jennybridger

Ice wrote: »

SALT I was plagued by slugs and snails...did you know that when the ground gets too hard they go up your walls drain pipes even my windows...:mad:I go out on a night with a bucket of salt water pick up as many snails as I can see and put them in the salt water...if they are around the house wall I just sprinkle salt on them and watch them melt...yuk...the residue is awful...but I had loads even going in and out of the garage the neighbours thought I was bonkers out on a night with a torch and salt and a bucket of salt water...but who cares I have hardly any now...it works but it could take awhile...:rotfl:

i know this works - favourite method of my grandfathers, walking around with a pot of salt to sprinkle. so going by this theory would a line of salt round the plants work? i know i line of crushed egg shells or corse sand is supposed to deter as they don't like the sharp surface. But would a ring of salt round the plants work similar or would this b no good for the soil and plants?

elosarabrab

I tried copper mats under plant pots last year but didnt keep slugs off my plants. A friend said try bran around the plants slugs munch that instead. Anyone else heard of that one?

pickledtink

squiggle37 wrote: »

i bought a few rolls of the copper tape from wilkinsons last year taped all the legs on my planters and bottom of pots round baskets i went a bit mad and taped anything that had plants growing in it i even wiped the tape so it stayed nice and shiny BUT the slugs and snails still got to my plants:mad:

Hope you have better luck with the tape.

Abseiling snails.
Truly. Go out after dark with a torch and you'll see.

_gav_

Something had been having a nibble on my tomato and lettuce leaves in my greenhouse, so armed with a bottle of larger and a yoghurt pot I set the trap!!! Half a bottle for the trap, the other for me ;-)

This morning the culprit was found floating within the yoghurt pot.... so long snail. Gav 1 Snail/Slugs 0 Let the battle commence.

Fern_Merkin

olly300 wrote: »

The tape worked for me.

I read somewhere that you had to make the tape spiky for snails. So I cut some in the tape I used. Then I put the tape around two plant pots that contain plants that I knew the slugs and snails would like to eat. Moved the plants to ensure no other leaves or plants touched them. I then went out a few times last year and noticed a nice ring of slugs and snails around the plants.

I wouldn't put salt around the plants as it'l wash in and could poison the plant you want to save!

Sis told me she had lots of luck with the pellets that they prefer then go away to die, V Chic Chick's suggestion. I'm getting some this year cos I don't like melted slug everywhere!