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Slugs
Jun 20, 2008 11:47:46 GMT
Post by jc on Jun 20, 2008 11:47:46 GMT
SLUGS EATING MY RASPBERRY LEAVES
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Jun 20, 2008 11:48:17 GMT
Post by jc on Jun 20, 2008 11:48:17 GMT
sorry for the sideways pic! I have put pellets down, but it rains almost every night and washes it away
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Jun 20, 2008 15:39:02 GMT
Post by kedigato on Jun 20, 2008 15:39:02 GMT
I was going to say, put pellets down but it seems a waste if it keep raining. Try collecting them. We have found that the best thing is to put them in a bucket of water with lots of salt in it, it kills them very quickly.
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Jun 20, 2008 17:42:33 GMT
Post by mikkel on Jun 20, 2008 17:42:33 GMT
If not, place a plastic tub with a hole cut in the lid nearby and a drop of beer in. They will go in for the beer, but not come out again.
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Jun 20, 2008 21:31:37 GMT
Post by kedigato on Jun 20, 2008 21:31:37 GMT
Hi mikkel. We used to use this method too, and it is the easiest. However, it seemed that the slugs from all the neighbours used to come over for a free drink. The ones that didn't fall in and drown then set about eating everything up in our garden!
Mr Kedi then used to sprinkle salt on them, but that left the most horrible mess to be cleared away the next morning.
Then we hit on the salted water method. You can throw the dead slugs and water away in the furtherest corner of the garden when you have collected enough.
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Jul 28, 2010 9:40:14 GMT
Post by kedigato on Jul 28, 2010 9:40:14 GMT
Found this slimy horror and a friend chomping away on one of our plants. Peter soon put an end to them -
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Sept 8, 2010 20:03:18 GMT
Post by kedigato on Sept 8, 2010 20:03:18 GMT
Marley on GC found this very good article about what plants slugs don't like. Thanks Marley. So it is worth rethinking about what not to plant any more in our gardens and what to replace them with. Slug-Proof Flowers By R.L. Raia, eHow Contributor updated: May 20, 2010 Garden slugs can be damaging to many plants. slug image by Chris Parlee from Fotolia.com There's no worse sight to a gardener than coming out on a sunny morning to find your hostas chewed to shreds and the slimy trail of the perpetrator mocking you among the torn leaves. The culprit? Slugs. Nasty little creatures that would sell their souls, if they had them, for a bite of your dahlia. You've tried drowning the little buggers in beer and poisoning them with commercial bait, but these hermaphrodite critters can produce up to 500 eggs in their 2-year lifespan. So what's a gardener to do? The answer is to use plants slugs don't like. If you can't kill them, you might as well at least put an end to the all-you-can-eat buffet. What Do Slugs Find Unappetizing? Despite their seemingly voracious appetite, one thing gardeners have working to their advantage is that slugs are notoriously picky eaters. So if trying to kill them off feels fruitless, you can stage a natural war by planting your garden with flowers the little slime balls find unappealing. Slugs generally avoid plants and flowers that are bitter, hairy or tough. Those with waxy, glossy or fuzzy leaves are unappealing. They also dislike plants with strongly scented foliage, such as lavender, where essential oils are released upon touch. Slug-Proof Annuals Annual flowers add a pop of summer color to your garden, but who wants to spend their lazy days watching slugs grow fat on a diet of your petunias? Instead, opt for annuals that slugs detest, such as impatiens, sweet alyssum, cosmos, lobelia and forget-me-nots. Other slug-proof annuals include dianthus, nicotiana, sweet william, coleus and snapdragons. Slug-Proof Perennials While some perennials like hostas and primrose are a slug's delight, others, like astilbe and stachys (lamb's ears) are off the menu at the slime diner. Thankfully, there are many perennial flowers that slugs find unappetizing. Some of the more popular varieties include daylilies (hemerocallis), coneflowers (echinacea), foxglove (digitalis), sedum stonecrop and coral bells (heuchera), according to Dayton Nursery. Slug-Proof Hostas If you love hostas, don't despair; there are a few varieties of hostas with thicker, tougher leaves that slugs will not attack. These include 'Sagaea', 'Big Daddy', 'Tokudama', 'Blue Dimples' and 'Blue Plate Special'. Flowering Shrubs Certain flowering shrubs also make the list of antislug plants. Azaleas, hydrangeas, camellia and potentilla (buttercup shrub) are a few good choices to keep slugs at bay. Read more: Slug-Proof Flowers | eHow.co.uk www.ehow.co.uk/about_6532009_slug_proof-flowers.html#ixzz0yxwB8tks
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