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Produce => Under Glass => Topic started by: katynewbie on April 05, 2006, 12:54:53

Title: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: katynewbie on April 05, 2006, 12:54:53
???

Dont want to use slug pellets anywhere on the open plot, but wondered if it would be ok to use them around the greenhouse to stop the b***ers eating my baby plants? Logic is that if they are inside no birds can get to them?? Whaddya think?
Title: Re: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: TEL on April 05, 2006, 13:00:39
i would say yes but they can go a bit moldy in the GH
Title: Re: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: cleo on April 05, 2006, 13:15:11
I have no scruples at all about using pellets in the greenhouses/polytunnel-outside is another matter.
Title: Re: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: littlegem on April 05, 2006, 23:06:08
what about that nema'stuff' supposed to be animal friendly. Iagree with you, i dont want birds or hedgehogs eating poisened slugs. this year i will mostly be using slug traps with beer (fingers crossed)
Title: Re: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: katynewbie on April 05, 2006, 23:27:14
;D

Lol...too tight to use my beer for slugs...!!!

;)
Title: Re: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: gunnerbee on April 06, 2006, 07:12:21
Cut the side out of a used ice cream tub, cut a hole in the side big enough for the snails to get in too, put the pellets in and pop the lid on, and put it near your plants or dot a couple about here and there. wont pollute your soil or birds etc.
Title: Re: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: katynewbie on April 07, 2006, 22:31:13
;D

Good tip gunnerbee, ta!!
Title: Re: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: cleo on April 08, 2006, 16:03:04
I`m against beer traps-they attract beneficial beasties as well as slugs/snails
Title: Re: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: littlegem on April 08, 2006, 21:03:46
cleo, i'm lucky if they attract slugs!!!
Title: Re: Slugs and Greenhouses
Post by: kenkew on April 08, 2006, 21:43:46
Smear 'Vic's vapour rub' in the lower door runner and anywhere else you have a gap.