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Thursday 30 May 2024
The unexpected visitor
Got more than I bargained for with my milk delivery on Monday!
Scourge of my gardening l wage a never ending war against them !
I'm sure they have a function, though I'm not sure what it is. When I saw the title of this post I thought you were going to say you got interrupt by a man from Porlock banging on your door..
Like other creatures they break down organic stuff and add their droppings to the soil. They also get eaten by those further up the food chain. You might try putting some beer in a jar and burying the jar so just the opening is apparent. Snails and slugs as well as slaters, earwigs etc drown in the beer. After a while use the whole cluggy mess as fertilizer,
I'm with Alastair - the price of healthy plants is eternal vigilence! I could go out with a torch after dark and find a couple of dozen slugs and snails. Interestingly in recent years it's been more snails than slugs. Kill a couple and leave their bodies surrounded by slug pellets. Really seems to attract more. Possibly cannibalistic snails?!
We're having awful trouble with the little buggers here in Ohio. They're particularly fond of strawberries. Nothing like picking a lovely ripe strawberry only to find it's hollow and a slug is inside eating it out.
I'm sure they have a function, though I'm not sure what it is.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the title of this post I thought you were going to say you got interrupt by a man from Porlock banging on your door..
Like other creatures they break down organic stuff and add their droppings to the soil. They also get eaten by those further up the food chain.
ReplyDeleteYou might try putting some beer in a jar and burying the jar so just the opening is apparent. Snails and slugs as well as slaters, earwigs etc drown in the beer. After a while use the whole cluggy mess as fertilizer,
I tried the beer approach once and it does work well - the problem is I feel terribly guilty about killing things!
DeleteOtherwise just look under rocks, barks etc. and squash them as you see them. As a child I kept them as pets and fed them lettuce leaves!
ReplyDeleteDoug and the Slugs! Great band! ♫
ReplyDeleteThey're everywhere in my garden. After I've taken the dogs out before bed I end up patrolling the pots with a torch gathering the little buggers up!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Alastair - the price of healthy plants is eternal vigilence! I could go out with a torch after dark and find a couple of dozen slugs and snails. Interestingly in recent years it's been more snails than slugs. Kill a couple and leave their bodies surrounded by slug pellets. Really seems to attract more. Possibly cannibalistic snails?!
ReplyDeleteWe're having awful trouble with the little buggers here in Ohio. They're particularly fond of strawberries. Nothing like picking a lovely ripe strawberry only to find it's hollow and a slug is inside eating it out.
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