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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes |
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"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes"
Get yourself some Ferric Phosphate Tom,
That’ll sort the buggers out  |
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"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes"
Not entirely accurate Tom. They're still called slugs. They're no longer classed as pests by the RHS.
It would seem only 9 of the 44 species of British slugs eat garden plants. Most are good for your garden and the ecosystem. |
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"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes
Not entirely accurate Tom. They're still called slugs. They're no longer classed as pests by the RHS.
It would seem only 9 of the 44 species of British slugs eat garden plants. Most are good for your garden and the ecosystem."
It's always the few that ruin for the rest. |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes
Not entirely accurate Tom. They're still called slugs. They're no longer classed as pests by the RHS.
It would seem only 9 of the 44 species of British slugs eat garden plants. Most are good for your garden and the ecosystem."
You are correct my proofreading friend. I made a typo. They are no longer to be classed as pests.. I have lost literally hundreds of baby plants to these buggers |
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"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes
Not entirely accurate Tom. They're still called slugs. They're no longer classed as pests by the RHS.
It would seem only 9 of the 44 species of British slugs eat garden plants. Most are good for your garden and the ecosystem."
Stop being so sensible ! |
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"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes
Not entirely accurate Tom. They're still called slugs. They're no longer classed as pests by the RHS.
It would seem only 9 of the 44 species of British slugs eat garden plants. Most are good for your garden and the ecosystem.
Stop being so sensible !"
Stop finding it such a turn on  |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes
Not entirely accurate Tom. They're still called slugs. They're no longer classed as pests by the RHS.
It would seem only 9 of the 44 species of British slugs eat garden plants. Most are good for your garden and the ecosystem."
I only kill the ones in the vicinity of my plants, the evil few, if you like. I enforce a 'no slug zone' within 5 metres of my greenouse. I am in no way obsessive but when it's raining especially I go out at night in my dressing gowns, wellies with a torch and saxa salt. |
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"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes
Not entirely accurate Tom. They're still called slugs. They're no longer classed as pests by the RHS.
It would seem only 9 of the 44 species of British slugs eat garden plants. Most are good for your garden and the ecosystem.
You are correct my proofreading friend. I made a typo. They are no longer to be classed as pests.. I have lost literally hundreds of baby plants to these buggers"
The advice seems to be to encourage frogs and birds, maybe go out at night and move the slugs to the compost heap, and protect young plants with cloches. |
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"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes
Not entirely accurate Tom. They're still called slugs. They're no longer classed as pests by the RHS.
It would seem only 9 of the 44 species of British slugs eat garden plants. Most are good for your garden and the ecosystem.
Stop being so sensible !
Stop finding it such a turn on "
I can’t help it, critical thinking is sexy! |
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We use RepellShield Snail and Slug Repellent as it doesn't kill them, it just moves them on. When we first moved here the cottage hadn't been lived in for months. The outside walls were covered in slugs to the point where some even got into the kitchen. Neither of us like killing anything so we got the RepelkShield and sprayed it all along the walls. Haven't seen any since. I tested it around the raised beds, nothing. Really good stuff. |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
I use what I call the 5 lines lines of defence. I have a ring of crushed egg shells, a ring of copper wire tape, a ring of slug pellets and a ring of salt pellets. I then have regular patrols when it's dark and especially when it is raining.. not lost a plant in years to these buggers |
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By *yron69Man
over a year ago
Fareham |
"I use what I call the 5 lines lines of defence. I have a ring of crushed egg shells, a ring of copper wire tape, a ring of slug pellets and a ring of salt pellets. I then have regular patrols when it's dark and especially when it is raining.. not lost a plant in years to these buggers"
Sounds like you’re needed in Kyiv? |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"I use what I call the 5 lines lines of defence. I have a ring of crushed egg shells, a ring of copper wire tape, a ring of slug pellets and a ring of salt pellets. I then have regular patrols when it's dark and especially when it is raining.. not lost a plant in years to these buggers
Sounds like you’re needed in Kyiv?"
Why is Kiev suddenly Kiev on all the news channels. Not objecting. Just curious |
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By *yron69Man
over a year ago
Fareham |
"I use what I call the 5 lines lines of defence. I have a ring of crushed egg shells, a ring of copper wire tape, a ring of slug pellets and a ring of salt pellets. I then have regular patrols when it's dark and especially when it is raining.. not lost a plant in years to these buggers
Sounds like you’re needed in Kyiv?
Why is Kiev suddenly Kiev on all the news channels. Not objecting. Just curious"
It’s the Ukrainian pronunciation and not the Soviet era one. |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"I use what I call the 5 lines lines of defence. I have a ring of crushed egg shells, a ring of copper wire tape, a ring of slug pellets and a ring of salt pellets. I then have regular patrols when it's dark and especially when it is raining.. not lost a plant in years to these buggers
Sounds like you’re needed in Kyiv?
Why is Kiev suddenly Kiev on all the news channels. Not objecting. Just curious
It’s the Ukrainian pronunciation and not the Soviet era one."
But most of those living in Ukraine speak Russian I thought |
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By *yron69Man
over a year ago
Fareham |
"I use what I call the 5 lines lines of defence. I have a ring of crushed egg shells, a ring of copper wire tape, a ring of slug pellets and a ring of salt pellets. I then have regular patrols when it's dark and especially when it is raining.. not lost a plant in years to these buggers
Sounds like you’re needed in Kyiv?
Why is Kiev suddenly Kiev on all the news channels. Not objecting. Just curious
It’s the Ukrainian pronunciation and not the Soviet era one.
But most of those living in Ukraine speak Russian I thought"
They speak Ukrainian. A western Slavic people with good reason to distrust Russia. |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"I use what I call the 5 lines lines of defence. I have a ring of crushed egg shells, a ring of copper wire tape, a ring of slug pellets and a ring of salt pellets. I then have regular patrols when it's dark and especially when it is raining.. not lost a plant in years to these buggers
Sounds like you’re needed in Kyiv?
Why is Kiev suddenly Kiev on all the news channels. Not objecting. Just curious
It’s the Ukrainian pronunciation and not the Soviet era one.
But most of those living in Ukraine speak Russian I thought
They speak Ukrainian. A western Slavic people with good reason to distrust Russia."
Honestly .. lots of them speak Russian... |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
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Honestly .. lots of them speak Russian...
They speak Ukranian. Why is this being discussed in a thread about slugs ?"
Dunno but there is always someone ready to hijack a thread. .. but then I am not precious about my threads ..
Like rivers, they flow and change course ... |
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"I use what I call the 5 lines lines of defence. I have a ring of crushed egg shells, a ring of copper wire tape, a ring of slug pellets and a ring of salt pellets. I then have regular patrols when it's dark and especially when it is raining.. not lost a plant in years to these buggers"
Your methods sound like witchcraft Tom xx |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"I use what I call the 5 lines lines of defence. I have a ring of crushed egg shells, a ring of copper wire tape, a ring of slug pellets and a ring of salt pellets. I then have regular patrols when it's dark and especially when it is raining.. not lost a plant in years to these buggers
Your methods sound like witchcraft Tom xx"
No Emma
Just tried and tested methods tried over the years... |
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"If u get the balance right in the garden they will do little damage x
Says the gardener...
Bollocks.. "
Belive me or not? But it's true! And yes very competent gardener in fact ask monty don pmsl! X |
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As an allotmenter, I've found the best method to be simply placing a variety of upturned pot bases or saucers around the plot, then collection and disposal. This avoids any chemicals and is highly effective. |
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"I used to have nightmares about time travel and transporting to a world where slugs and spiders are the size of elephants .. "
Ahh yes, that’s famous period of the earths history when insects and invertebrates were the size of large mammals. You’ve dodged a bullet there Tom! Born at just the right time to complain about such things but never witness them. |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"I used to have nightmares about time travel and transporting to a world where slugs and spiders are the size of elephants ..
Ahh yes, that’s famous period of the earths history when insects and invertebrates were the size of large mammals. You’ve dodged a bullet there Tom! Born at just the right time to complain about such things but never witness them."
Bad times
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I call mine B’stard! I have or used to have Leopard Slugs in my house. Woke up a couple times to find one on my other pillow, on pictures, slug trails on carpets etc, hate the fuckers! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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make the garden more bird friendly and the slug population will go down by quite a bit we get loads of birds in our garden they even ingnor the dogs and to a point us .... make the garden more natural with no slug pellets and other nasties let nature do its job |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
"They are revolting creatures that come in all shapes and sizes.. with one aim...
Neutralise these buggers..
Surely they have the same two aims as any other creature - survival and procreation  "
And my destiny to stop these buggers eating my plants |
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"They are revolting creatures that come in all shapes and sizes.. with one aim...
Neutralise these buggers..
Surely they have the same two aims as any other creature - survival and procreation
And my destiny to stop these buggers eating my plants "
Looks like they've organised, and petitioned the Gov to ban slug pellets. Sorry about your plants Tom. Looks like you'll have to try peaceful means to get rid of them. Have you tried reasoning with them? Maybe a leaflet drop, or some tiny billboards. |
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"They are revolting creatures that come in all shapes and sizes.. with one aim...
Neutralise these buggers..
Surely they have the same two aims as any other creature - survival and procreation
And my destiny to stop these buggers eating my plants
Looks like they've organised, and petitioned the Gov to ban slug pellets. Sorry about your plants Tom. Looks like you'll have to try peaceful means to get rid of them. Have you tried reasoning with them? Maybe a leaflet drop, or some tiny billboards."
Just to correct you there mr mouse.
Metaldehyde has been banned.
This was banned for professional use before the general ban.
We still use slug pellets but changed to an alternative some years ago.
We now use ferric phosphate pellets instead.
Metaldehyde can get into ground water that water companies have to then remove if they are using it for supply purposes. |
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"They are revolting creatures that come in all shapes and sizes.. with one aim...
Neutralise these buggers..
Surely they have the same two aims as any other creature - survival and procreation
And my destiny to stop these buggers eating my plants
Looks like they've organised, and petitioned the Gov to ban slug pellets. Sorry about your plants Tom. Looks like you'll have to try peaceful means to get rid of them. Have you tried reasoning with them? Maybe a leaflet drop, or some tiny billboards.
Just to correct you there mr mouse.
Metaldehyde has been banned.
This was banned for professional use before the general ban.
We still use slug pellets but changed to an alternative some years ago.
We now use ferric phosphate pellets instead.
Metaldehyde can get into ground water that water companies have to then remove if they are using it for supply purposes. "
We don't worry about the details in these threads, It's tradition, or an old charter, or something.... |
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"They are revolting creatures that come in all shapes and sizes.. with one aim...
Neutralise these buggers..
Surely they have the same two aims as any other creature - survival and procreation
And my destiny to stop these buggers eating my plants
Looks like they've organised, and petitioned the Gov to ban slug pellets. Sorry about your plants Tom. Looks like you'll have to try peaceful means to get rid of them. Have you tried reasoning with them? Maybe a leaflet drop, or some tiny billboards.
Just to correct you there mr mouse.
Metaldehyde has been banned.
This was banned for professional use before the general ban.
We still use slug pellets but changed to an alternative some years ago.
We now use ferric phosphate pellets instead.
Metaldehyde can get into ground water that water companies have to then remove if they are using it for supply purposes.
We don't worry about the details in these threads, It's tradition, or an old charter, or something...."
Yes, on reflection I should really have known better.  |
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"I just fling them with the shovel if I see them in the garden. I’m not sure who’s garden they’re landing in though  "
They have a homing ability.
They'll be back |
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"I just fling them with the shovel if I see them in the garden. I’m not sure who’s garden they’re landing in though
They have a homing ability.
They'll be back"
That’ll save me hunting for more when I need more ammunition  |
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"The RHS are calling for garden slugs no longer to be called slugs. Tell Percy Thrower that one. Every creature has its place but I have lost too many plants to these buggers. The ones that eat my plants at night are a pest in my eyes"
I agree. Call them bloody gross instead. And this is me, the owner of a giant African land snail |
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"They are revolting creatures that come in all shapes and sizes.. with one aim...
Neutralise these buggers..
Surely they have the same two aims as any other creature - survival and procreation
And my destiny to stop these buggers eating my plants
Looks like they've organised, and petitioned the Gov to ban slug pellets. Sorry about your plants Tom. Looks like you'll have to try peaceful means to get rid of them. Have you tried reasoning with them? Maybe a leaflet drop, or some tiny billboards.
Just to correct you there mr mouse.
Metaldehyde has been banned.
This was banned for professional use before the general ban.
We still use slug pellets but changed to an alternative some years ago.
We now use ferric phosphate pellets instead.
Metaldehyde can get into ground water that water companies have to then remove if they are using it for supply purposes. "
If u get the balance right no need for artificial slug control let nature do its thing! I used to use pellets nematodes etc., now seem to have the balance right! Have pond with frogs birds nesting not had trouble with slugs for years hostas have a few nibbles but that's bout it! Even young plants seem to go uneaten x |
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"They are revolting creatures that come in all shapes and sizes.. with one aim...
Neutralise these buggers..
Surely they have the same two aims as any other creature - survival and procreation
And my destiny to stop these buggers eating my plants
Looks like they've organised, and petitioned the Gov to ban slug pellets. Sorry about your plants Tom. Looks like you'll have to try peaceful means to get rid of them. Have you tried reasoning with them? Maybe a leaflet drop, or some tiny billboards.
Just to correct you there mr mouse.
Metaldehyde has been banned.
This was banned for professional use before the general ban.
We still use slug pellets but changed to an alternative some years ago.
We now use ferric phosphate pellets instead.
Metaldehyde can get into ground water that water companies have to then remove if they are using it for supply purposes.
If u get the balance right no need for artificial slug control let nature do its thing! I used to use pellets nematodes etc., now seem to have the balance right! Have pond with frogs birds nesting not had trouble with slugs for years hostas have a few nibbles but that's bout it! Even young plants seem to go uneaten x"
At a garden / allotment level I would agree with you.
When you see slugs wipe out a whole field or fields of crops I disagree.
In those circumstances there will always be occasions when the conditions for slugs are absolutely perfect and the rate at which they work can never be balanced by it’s predators.
We try and make sure we don’t give them the conditions they need to take over , that would include things like good soil consolidation and growing companion crops but sometimes they still manage to take out large areas of crops.
That’s when we use pellets to reduce numbers to a level that the emerging/growing crop can cope with. |
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"They are revolting creatures that come in all shapes and sizes.. with one aim...
Neutralise these buggers..
Surely they have the same two aims as any other creature - survival and procreation
And my destiny to stop these buggers eating my plants
Looks like they've organised, and petitioned the Gov to ban slug pellets. Sorry about your plants Tom. Looks like you'll have to try peaceful means to get rid of them. Have you tried reasoning with them? Maybe a leaflet drop, or some tiny billboards.
Just to correct you there mr mouse.
Metaldehyde has been banned.
This was banned for professional use before the general ban.
We still use slug pellets but changed to an alternative some years ago.
We now use ferric phosphate pellets instead.
Metaldehyde can get into ground water that water companies have to then remove if they are using it for supply purposes.
If u get the balance right no need for artificial slug control let nature do its thing! I used to use pellets nematodes etc., now seem to have the balance right! Have pond with frogs birds nesting not had trouble with slugs for years hostas have a few nibbles but that's bout it! Even young plants seem to go uneaten x
At a garden / allotment level I would agree with you.
When you see slugs wipe out a whole field or fields of crops I disagree.
In those circumstances there will always be occasions when the conditions for slugs are absolutely perfect and the rate at which they work can never be balanced by it’s predators.
We try and make sure we don’t give them the conditions they need to take over , that would include things like good soil consolidation and growing companion crops but sometimes they still manage to take out large areas of crops.
That’s when we use pellets to reduce numbers to a level that the emerging/growing crop can cope with. "
Sure it will b different when or if I get my allotment will have to chat with fellow allotmentiers looking forward to getting one again! Had one on the same site years ago but gave it up! But as I'm due to retire next year put my name down again last year x |
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