Slugs, slugs and more slugs !!!

Slinky

Check under any pots you may have.  Found loads under there yesterday, grrrr

subjecttocontract

So is hard frost but I've no chance of finding that or a duck in my garden.

kimwp

I keep looking at ducks, but then remind myself that if I don't have time/inclination to pick up slugs, I shouldn't take on looking after livestock!

subjecttocontract

Can you hire a duck for a day or two to clear the garden of slugs ?
Might be a business opportunity for some enterprising duck landlord.

Kildare

So glad I found this thread - I was about to post the same thing about being inundated with slugs this year. Went out this morning and there are loads of big ones walking across my lawn  Looks like they are heading for the gap under my neighbours fence where he has a giant yew tree. I'm finding it very hard to protect the plants this year, but shells from Shell on Earth do work to an extent.

I'm also looking for a way of getting rid of them which doesn't involve cutting them up or beer traps. I'd love to start feeding the birds again (I do get a lot of starlings / house sparrows anyway) but my garden seems to be attracting tons of wood pigeons which are leaving droppings everywhere!! Not helpful when children want to play outside. If anyone has any ideas on how to bring in small birds and get rid of the pigeons I'd love to know! 

Katiehound

Can't help with the wood pigeons- they are a menace

I'm told putting coffee grounds round plants might keep the snails at bay. can't say if  it works as I use instant decaf.

Abbafan1972

Chloe_G said:

Found two in the house!!!

I’ve had them in the house as well. Disgusting they are. 

Martyn_H

You might want to spare the leopard slugs as they are carnivorous and feed on other slugs.

Silvertabby

Well, glad to say that we don't have a slug problem.  We do, however, have a family of hedgehogs who report for their suppers at the same time every night.

Chicken flavoured cat biscuits, followed by a pudding of slugs?

Whilst on the subject, please may I make a plea.....As nasty as slugs are, PLEASE use a hedgehog friendly means of dealing with them.  Poisonous slug pellets may eventually kill the slugs, but they also kill the hedgehogs who eat the slugs.

Thank you!  

Katiehound

hedgehogs- I wish, absolutely no chance here. I would happily buy them some tinned dog food.

One year I had a fully grown frog- no idea how he got here- no ponds near, but that year no slugs to be seen