Slugs
An article about slugs from last month's Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/aug/10/hostas-slug-snails
(via Higgledy Garden)
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Permalink Reply by Gareth Wilson on -
Always good to pick new info in the fight against slugs. Especially with a wet year like this one.
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Permalink Reply by Colin Dixon on -
Too right about the wet year. Slugs have just about wiped out my crop of Cara potatoes. Never had the problem of slugs eating into the actual tubers before - Usually just a bit of Wireworm. My crop of Desiree's were fine though, presumably due to their thicker skins. Prob take no chances next year and grow reds only for maincrop
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Permalink Reply by Southbourne Gardens on -
Dealing with them has been a grim task. We were lucky only to lose one crop of peas but it was a daily effort picking them off and on crops we know they love we used pellets. Coffee grounds seemed reasonably effective but the barrier methods (leaves & eggshells) we tried were of no use at all.
Oh and this picture summed up the whole thing for me.
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Permalink Reply by Andrew Goodall on -
We also had a terrible year for Slugs and Snails this last season on our heavy Clay plot. I ordered nematodes for the first time but with reports on the radio of a 50% in populations it was like fighting a losing battle.
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