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I'm using a wool based one called Slug Buggers bought from WWF. Expensive but seems to work. There are organic products like Grow Aid/Slug Gone that seem identical but without Organic mentioned quite so prominently on the label:http://www.ukpetsupplies.com/Details.aspx?CatId=1078&ParentId=1077&ProdId=1943Because they weigh postage is costly, best to try and pick up from a local supplier.
Now you're getting technical on me! I just make a ring of it around each plant rather than around the entire bed but I'm afraid I haven't kept count of how many plants it was before the tub ran out. I remember it wasn't as many as I would have liked but isn't that always the case?
We are in a plague situation with these pests, no kid glove approach.
i read somewhere that a lady used to lob her snails away into the wilderness of next door, and decided to paint nail polish on some oneday, and guess what they came back :o >:(. don't know how true the story is. :-\
Quote from: thifasmom on August 15, 2008, 18:10:16i read somewhere that a lady used to lob her snails away into the wilderness of next door, and decided to paint nail polish on some oneday, and guess what they came back :o >:(. don't know how true the story is. :-\LOL I've heard that tale too. But they don't move that quickly so it gives the tender plants and the snails a nice little break. ;DG x
I have been growing Moonflower Vines from seed and they have taken. Once the seedlings were established, I planted them in the ground but found that the slugs and snails were very interested in them and had started to eat one of them.... I told this to a lady at work and she suggested that I cut the bottom part off a large plastic bottle, leaving the top off the bottle. Push it into the earth around the plants....This way the slugs and snails cannot get to the plant - Thus providing an excellent way to protect your plants - I hope lots of people will benefit from this idea! :) The plants are now thriving! It's great!
Plastic bottle "collars" seem to work well- maybe the slugs don't like the sharp edges- and they act as a funnel when you're watering, too.
Quote from: caroline7758 on August 16, 2008, 19:39:19Plastic bottle "collars" seem to work well- maybe the slugs don't like the sharp edges- and they act as a funnel when you're watering, too.Okay, I've just come to the conclusion that I must be a 'visual learner'. Can someone post a pic of this method please?The way I see it this method would only work for seedlings as plastic bottles don't have a very large diameter and soon the larger plants would have leaves hanging over the sides. Or am I missing something?G x