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Posted by bonebloodyidle (My Page) on Sat, Apr 11, 09 at 20:53
| I had a big problem with slugs. They were stripping the veg, stripping the flowers, the jaysus things were even in my bathroom eating the toilet tissue. So I dug a pond and went out and about to find some tadpoles (check first if you intend doing this - it may be illegal in some countries). I brought home a bucketful of tadpoles and over the last 5 years frogs have come back each year to make more frogs in my pond. The result has been fantastic. I now have cabbage seedlings out in the open with no evidence at all of interference from slugs. No pesticides used at all. Get nature to do your dirty work. |
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| I used to have a fat toad to do the job until the neighbour's Staffy ate it. Last year I had loads of slugs so the wetter nights were invaluable, I'd be outside with a torch squashing them all. It seems to have worked well as the only ones I'm seeing now are the little grey earth slugs. The pond sounds like a great idea and I have the tadpoles already thanks to my ever curious 6 year old. Cheers. |
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| I have a pond full of frogs and a garden full of slugs. Night after night I'm out with a torch and a pot of salt but they don't seem to diminish one iota. The plants are still seething with the slimey things. |
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| I also have pond and frogs, and a toad or two. I have zillions of slugs. The best way is to not plant things they like. Huh. Nematodes are efficient yet expensive. Chemical control is potentially harmful to flora and fauna. Coffee grinds help but I'd need to brew pots constantly. |
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| It's no five minute job guys. It took 5 years before the frog population in my garden got to the stage where it could control the slugs. This is the first time I have been able to have traditionally slug vulnerable plants out in the open. I previously tried planting sensetive plants in tubs with copper tape round them but that doesn't work. I don't think even razor wire charged with 40,000 volts would even stop the blighters. I used to go out at dusk with a stanley knife, slicing them in half but my wife took exception to the mess that left all over the lawn the following morning. |
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| There's no problem with slugs this spring because it's so dry. The ground is drier now than it's been at any time (midsummer included) in the last 2 years. No other reason! Resin |
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