War on slugs

[AtW]

Thanks to the phenomenally dry April, gardeners haven’t had much of a problem with slugs this year. It’s only now, with the wet weather of July, that numbers are on the rise. In summer, it takes about 10 days for the clusters of tiny, pearl-like eggs to hatch, so more slugs are definitely on the way.

There are 29 species of slug in Britain, but just four give the rest a bad name: the common garden slug, a leathery gunmetal grey and the length of your little finger; the fat, sickly grey field slug; the black slug, the biggest (and sometimes rust coloured) and keeled slugs, which have a ridge along their backs and a taste for potatoes.

Snails do their fair share of damage too, but, while snails chew the edges of foliage and open up the holes already made by slugs, it’s the slugs’ rasping mouth parts that scrape away and puncture the surface of foliage and turn your hostas into doilies.

More of slugfest from the source: The war on slugs starts at home - Telegraph

[xoggoth]

Bastards! Slugs are lovely little things. Here is Yellow Slug and Great Black Slug.

[SueEllen]

Slug pellets then throw the dead f*ckers over in to the next doors weed bed.

Then if I'm bothered spray the plants with a lovely garlic clove concoction.

Works brilliantly with snails as well as neither of them like smelly plants like herbs.

I was going to bury a jam jar of beer in my two of my nephews garden as an experiment but we drank the beer. Though I'm tempted to do do some oats.

[Zippy]

I was going to bury a jam jar of beer in my two of my nephews garden as an experiment but we drank the beer. Though I'm tempted to do do some oats.

I think the dregs from the cans work just as well. Not sure about the ones with fag butts in.
Apparently they are also attracted to hollowed out citrus fruit. You can then pick 'em up and chuck 'em in the beer dregs.

[SueEllen]

Noooooo!!! Catch 'em and eat 'em!!!

How to cook a slug

Not after they consumed the pellets.

I was unhappy find after I first used them I could have convinced a small male child to go slug and snail collecting for me. I find small children are very easy to bribe into continuing their good behaviour especially as toys are cheap.

[AtW]

I find small children are very easy to bribe into continuing their good behaviour especially as toys are cheap.

[SueEllen]

I think the dregs from the cans work just as well. Not sure about the ones with fag butts in.
Apparently they are also attracted to hollowed out citrus fruit. You can then pick 'em up and chuck 'em in the beer dregs.

I think the younger of the 2 boys could have alcohol problems as he tries to ensure he gets the last bit of the can. I obviously have to give him the hangover lesson.

But thanks I will try the citrus fruit and chuck the slugs/snails into the next door neighbours weed bed.

[d000hg]

He's just trying to be cool, but smoking is bad for you.

[SueEllen]

What?

Lots of parents don't encourage or praise their children when they are doing good things because they think it's normal child behaviour and they should act like it. Likewise teachers tend to ignore the good kids because they are no hassle for them.

So having dealt with children who are brats due to their parenting, I always praise those who are doing good acts. (Yes I've helped out in schools and playgroups.)

And while I know girls who like slugs and snails the only one who is a direct neighbour happens to be a boy.

But then again I come from a large family and I also have friends of different ages.

[xoggoth]

Slugs are much cheaper than children and the slime is nothing compared to what a baby generates.