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Slugs..........
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Has anyone on here had any success with using biological methods to control slugs. I'm fed-up with having a lot of spuds been damaged by the little blighters:-(
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They really cant cope with egg shells but it would take quite a few to cover a row of spuds or more. I get a large empty coffee jar put a tbsp of salt in it and go in the garden at night with a torch and old silver sugar nips picking up every slug I can find. It takes some perseverance mind but you will cull the devils in the end. When the night duty is done I just put the lid back on the jar and give it a good shake. The same jar can last a few nights.
I've managed to reduce slug damage a lot. I use beer traps and dry traps which I check each day, it only takes 5 minutes. the upside down terracotta coloured plastic pot trays are the best the slugs seem to favour them. I collect the slugs up with an old spoon and throw them in the bin where they are in slug heaven!! I also go out of a night sometimes when they are crossing th path from the lawn. I beleive copper strip works as it does something to the slime but it must be kept bright.
carrust, this is a quote from a Gardening Site
1.Avoid planting potatoes into heavy soil, which is favoured by slugs.
2. Avoid sowing potatoes into a site bordering grass, compost heaps or piles of organic waste, as all of these provide a base from which the slugs will carry out their midnight raids.
3. Dig over your soil once or twice before planting, this will bring slug eggs to the surface to be eaten by birds.
4. You can try planting potato varieties offering high resistance to slug attack such as Pentland Dell, or medium resistance such as King Edwards or Records.
5. Better still plant a variety that you can harvest early to prevent prolonged attack.
6. Avoid excessive watering of your crop, slug’s love slithering on wet soil.
7. Turn old wet sacks and rotten boards to your advantage, by leaving them encircling your potato crop. Arrive each morning with a smile, a wheelbarrow and a spade to gleefully scrape off the slugs from beneath these damp covers
1.Avoid planting potatoes into heavy soil, which is favoured by slugs.
2. Avoid sowing potatoes into a site bordering grass, compost heaps or piles of organic waste, as all of these provide a base from which the slugs will carry out their midnight raids.
3. Dig over your soil once or twice before planting, this will bring slug eggs to the surface to be eaten by birds.
4. You can try planting potato varieties offering high resistance to slug attack such as Pentland Dell, or medium resistance such as King Edwards or Records.
5. Better still plant a variety that you can harvest early to prevent prolonged attack.
6. Avoid excessive watering of your crop, slug’s love slithering on wet soil.
7. Turn old wet sacks and rotten boards to your advantage, by leaving them encircling your potato crop. Arrive each morning with a smile, a wheelbarrow and a spade to gleefully scrape off the slugs from beneath these damp covers
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