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Slugs
Tony Austin
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I lost a lot of plants to slugs last year.i was thinking of turning my soil ,is there that thing I couldput in it to kill their eggs?and them.
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once you've turned it over, sprinkle some " suet treats" and the blackbirds will do the rest for you.
Put the slug pellets out on Valentine's day, that way you get all the new little slugs early and it's such a lovely way to spend Valentine's day.
Nematodes do work very well as long as the soil is at a certain warm temperature, if you have a huge garden it works out very expensive though, so a few strategically placed pellets, covered, will work out cheaper.
"once you've turned it over, sprinkle some " suet treats" and the blackbirds will do the rest for you."
Good idea Hostafan1!
OTHER PEST EASY FIX - if you have water butts and are plagued with mozzies then half a cup of vegetable oil floats in the butt all season, even after fresh rainfall, so the larvae suffocate. Old pair of tights stretched over the inlet pipe stops debris getting in to stop stinky decay which feeds larvae and charcoal tied into a stocking will keep water cleaner too.
Thanks to all of you for your input.