Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

chris_m

Pyxis wrote: »

Here it is! The perfect gift for the person who has everything, including a garden!

(There are only about three types of slugs that harm your plants/veg. The others don't. The giant black slug, which comes in other colours as it matures, mostly eats rotting vegetation)..

Dunno what kinds we've go around here, but I do know they won't be getting at my strawberries next year.

The strawberry patch has been completely (except for the strawberry plants themselves) covered with porous anti-weed membrane, and the edges lined with rough gravel - partly to hold the edges down, partly to make it uncomfortable for slugs.

Thus far it's been successful on both scores. Only a very few weeds have made it back in, but those only by growing amongst the strawberry roots so they can find a gap in the membrane through which to poke up. Also no sign of slugs, although that could be because there's no fruit for them to get their gnashers into.

If I find I do get them during the fruiting season next year, I''ll add some wool pellets around the edge. They are supposedly uncomfortable on the slug's foot, and also absorb the slime making it hard for them to make progress.

The strawberry runners that I've put in pots are on a set of metal shelves, so the slugs will need to get athletic to get to them - and still won't like it once I've wound some copper tape or wire around the pots

Pyxis

Yes, I found copper tape the most effective, although that's not very practical for a strawberry patch, and was probably mostly a deterrent for snails.

I heard that slugs tend to come up from within the earth, so external barrier methods around the patch might not be as effective against slugs as opposed to snails. The weed membrane is probably a good barrier to stop them popping up from within the earth, though.




This sounds like it's the worst offender.........

"Field Slug (Derocereas reticulatum)
The Field Slug is another small slug, growing up to 4cm (1½”) in length. It’s lighter coloured than the Garden Slug, usually grey or fawn with dark speckles. It has a whitish sole and a short ‘keel’, or ridge, on the back of the tail end.
The Field Slug only feeds on the surface but will virulently munch its way through most vegetation, and is often found nestling among the leaves of lettuces and cabbages.
Of all the common garden slugs, the Field Slug probably causes most damage."




Maybe snails are the worst of all?

chris_m

Pyxis wrote: »

Yes, I found copper tape the most effective, although that's not very practical for a strawberry patch, and was probably mostly a deterrent for snails.

I heard that slugs tend to come up from within the earth, so external barrier methods around the patch might not be as effective against slugs as opposed to snails. The weed membrane is probably a good barrier to stop them popping up from within the earth, though.

I'll have to keep an eye out then - wouldn't put it past the little g1ts to come up around the stems of the plants, where there have to be holes in the membrane.

Maybe snails are the worst of all?

I didn't see any slimey things carrying their own houses anywhere near the strawberries, but I did find some small homeless ones in some of the fruit.

ivyleaf

Doozergirl wrote: »

Nail biting wait for results! Does he get them in October?

Yes, 13th October for both tests, apparently

I hope his parents will manage to get to all the Open Evenings/Mornings they need to! I think those actually start just before the local results come out.

Pyxis

Where's Bugslet?

There's a vent going on about HGVs on motorways, and it needs more of the the HGV-drivers' points of view.

I thought it had finished yesterday, but it's up and going again.

There have been a couple of Lorry people putting their cases, but they're a bit out-numbered.

I must admit, it's all quite civil on there at the moment.


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oldandhappy

Pyxis wrote: »

And very, very young! :eek:

yes only just 19 by one week and Gerry much older...haha 22 I guess I should post a picture of us now...it might take time so get hold of the right photo peeps though.....

oldandhappy

;)Much excitement in this camp...Gerry managed to purchase an old cart has huge wheels but fitted in the trailer and will be going back tomorrow to pick up the last of..its ancient so he is very happy...picking up his sister and daughter tomorrow from the airport...a weeks worth of survival kit in place.... hoping it will stay in place...breathe breathe,,,BW Dianne

PasturesNew

Poldark - unwatchable.

Everybody's wearing brown; everything's brown, or black, including all the scenery.

Everybody looks the same.

Can't hear a word they're saying. Sound track is inaudible.
Not my telly fault - production fault.

It's ... unwatchable, !!!!!!.

chris_m

PasturesNew wrote: »

Poldark - unwatchable.

I've been watching the first series and my initial impression is that, although it's not bad, it's not as good as the one done in the 1970s.

In the new one, they've missed one character out completely (Nicholas Warleggan) as far as I can see and it would have helped if they'd introduced some of the village inhabitants, particularly Zaccy Martin, by name earlier.

zagubov

The only costume drama I've enjoyed recently is Fargo (2nd series).

Actually I thought the Upstart Crow was a hoot, and Goodnight Sweetheart's re-boot was good and Deutschland 83 was cracking. but two of them were comedies.