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just been up to the plot and the bloody slugs are having a lovely time on my winter and spring cabbage. any others suffering
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my plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ
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It's been mild and the soil is still damp so the slugs will be having a high old time. Hobson's choice, slug pellets or slug eaten veg. Maybe consider applying nematodes to thin them out a bit in the springtime once the soil warms up again as they will still be breeding and increasing in number while it remains mild. -
Slugs have been munching on my Chard, Spinach and lettuce
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Little blighters have been having a go at my winter cauli and spring cabbage, so have put down some slug pellets-I dont use them as a matter of course, only when really needed, sort of ethics versus reality LOL reality always wins
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I have had very little slug damage this year. I used a product that was new to me. A slug pellet that masks the active ingredient from the slugs/snails. This way it can contain less of the chemical required and still work better than the usual blue pellets.
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mine have all been mulched with coffee grounds which seems to help ..........ok that's probably the kiss of death nowS*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber
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Now I'm worried. I've been grounded all weekend with a heavy cold so haven't looked at my over wintering bras. Better take a look later.Granny on the Game in SheffieldComment
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I dont think mine is slug damage, it looks more like caterpillar damage, there's poo hanging around....Comment
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I think you'll find that a lot, if not most, of those slugs are actually baby snails. You'll find them curled up within the leaf folds of your veg. Pick them out, crush them with fingers, or sprinkle salt onto them.
Wash leaves well before eating if you're squeamishAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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I had a look yesterday and found lots of baby snails just as TS has said.History teaches us that history teaches us nothing. - HegelComment
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