Eaten by Slugs

Category: Barrier

  • Control: Bed of nails (the barrier method)

    Control: Bed of nails (the barrier method)

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    Alex Elderfield
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    Imagine you are out in your bare feet, you need to get to the nice juicy strawberries on the other side of the garden. Some delightful soul has sprinkled a handful of tacks, some sharp edged pieces of broken glass or even set up a bed of nails for *@*? sake. Set up a barrier…

  • Control: Barrier – Slug Wall

    Control: Barrier – Slug Wall

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    Alex Elderfield
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    Rather than copper tape, take a leaf out of Trump’s book and build a wall. Ok, this method is cheaper and more likely to be be successful and appropriate than the current US president’s attempts. Rather than relying upon tape stuck a pot or nailed to a raised bed, the slug barrier is a small…

  • Control: Barrier – Wood Pellets

    Control: Barrier – Wood Pellets

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    Alex Elderfield
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    Apply wool pellets to the surface of the soil to form a protective barrier against slugs and snails This natural product is produced from recycled wool and is suitable for organic growers and is soil association approved Stops slugs and snails in their tracks as well as forming a mulch that reduces moisture loss from…

  • Control: Physical – Copper Tape

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    Alex Elderfield
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    Safe, effective method of keeping slugs and smaller snails out of pots The copper repels slugs and smaller snails. Looks attractive and weathers with age but is still effective Very economical- will last for years Self adhesive- sticks to all clean dry pot Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2GFilPo

  • Non-Toxic Slug Control by Arzeena Hamir

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    AlexE
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    The best way to combat slugs is to understand their lifecycle. Slugs themselves are composed of a high percentage of water and will begin feeding as soon as soil temperatures rise above 40 F (5 C), emerging from the soil or from protected areas. Slugs prefer to forage at night or on dull days when…

  • Barrier: Slug Lady – she’s cheap

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    AlexE
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    Ok, enough of the sexist language, Slug lady is one of the cheapest solid barrier methods you can try. “Slug Lady Red/Black – gain the upper hand with these effective eco-friendly recycled boards that give individual protection to each plant for 3 weeks. Impregnated with salt and sulphate, a slug-and-snail repelling ring forms round the…