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Old 13-05-2007, 11:51 AM
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Hi i'm totally obcessed with chili's .i'm currently building a polytunnel to house my plants. one problem the SLUG'S have ate over 3 quarters of them and while i was hoping for about a hundred plants in 14 different varities i'm down to about 18 in 3 or 4 varities any help would be greatly accepted
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Old 13-05-2007, 12:40 PM
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If the plants are under cover, surround them with salt bulked out with sand, that should deter them and leave some beer traps close by. A few decoy plants outside the salt area would possibly attract the slugs away from your main plants.

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Old 14-05-2007, 12:14 PM
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If you don't get any birds/wildlife in your tunnel, it would be fine to lay down some slug pellets. They did the same to my chillis, so i'm making a carpet out of pellets! Lets seem them cross that!!
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Old 14-05-2007, 11:34 PM
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you can get organic slug pellets that dont harm hedghogs or pets think the brand is growing success
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