are there any vegetables that do not need protecting from slugs, i have protected everything just in case :D
Slugs don't seem to attack onions and garlic so much.
they like nice soft lush green stuff best I think.
My red lettuce rarely get nibbled, so I presume they are not keen ...?
QuoteSlugs don't seem to attack onions and garlic so much.
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You must be joking. If I didn't walk round my onion bed each evening Iwould not have any onions. They prefer onions to garlic but they will make a mess of that as well if given the chance.
That's really odd Eristic - slugs are a real problem here, and I can honestly say I don't have any problem with them eating onions or garlic at all, and I don't put pellets down either. They will happily attack lettuce, strawbs, beetroot etc planted in the next bed, and leave the onions alone.
Tomatoes and onions.
Slimy b******s have just polished off half my squashlings >:( >:(
I've just planted loads of parsley plants for sacrifice, hopefully they'll leave the celery alone :)
The barstards >:( have never touched my onions I thought the smell put them off. ;D ;D ;D
The small black ones take the tops out of onion leaves...
>:(
I've got two hedgehogs - one in the front and one at the back. Think I should take them to the lotties? ;)
They never eat weeds
Can't they be trained? :P
They're slippery customers ;) ;) ;)
prickly too ;)
prickly slugs ??? ??? :-\ :-\
In fact my son and I have just been down on the allotment (rooting around in the dark) he just said "it's disgusting when you step on a slug". Not really listening, I replied "poor thing". Did I really mean that?
Here you go.
(http://david-frary.com/images/slugs_n_onions.jpg)
Nasty b*gg*rs!
I do feel for you, with them being as bad as that !
I planted hostas into my front garden which is covered in gravel.
Over the last couple of days they have been muched, I cant belive that the slugs are able to go over the gravel. I have seen it myself watching them sliter over it.
I can only think the rain provieded a surface they could travel on. :-(
Either way the slug pellets are going on tomorrow.
They eat loads of weeds Asbean... natures way of pricking out... we just don't complain about that!
;D
alan titchmarsh did a trial, I think monty don's done the same..it didn't matter what was put down, they went over the dead or stuck one's back, using them as a bridge !! >:( :)
i think one of the yuckiest experiences in my life was when i nipped out into the garden with bare feet and stepped on a big fat juicy slug it was so orrible :o
the slime wouldn,t wipe off eee yuk yuk yuk
marg
Quote from: theothermarg on June 02, 2007, 20:30:57
i think one of the yuckiest experiences in my life was when i nipped out into the garden with bare feet and stepped on a big fat juicy slug it was so orrible :o
the slime wouldn,t wipe off eee yuk yuk yuk
marg
At least that one couldn't get at your beans etc tho marg ;) You can come & do it in my garden any time x