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Slugs
The slugs are coming up the tree across a metal bar then down to the bird feeder 4 or 5 each night why do they like the wild bird seed? Can put salt down but thats not nice . slugs will eat  anything that's not moving( and also rats and mice by richard howard
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23/10/2012 13:03:09
by flowering rose
Slugs
Hey there This is probably one thats already been posted but does anyone have advise on Slugs? I don't want to use pellets and have got stuff to set beer traps.. Do eggshells work? Or whats the best you can advise - NO CHEMICALS and child friendly by Sam43
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10/06/2012 03:23:56
by Wolfy50
Slugs
Jist a story ! Fifteen years ago,  my mother, Mamie Murphy, aged 70 at the time, owned and ran The Charleston Hotel, Aboyne, Royal Deeside. The front gardens always took a lot of looking after and she found it was always plagued by slugs. She by Michael Murphy2
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17/10/2012 13:49:59
by Maud is in the garden
Lupins - victim of slug attack
by slugs who ate it to death. I have now started trapping them with a trap filled with beer but it was too late for the lupin which has now completely died back with nothing viable above the soil. Will it grow back next year or should I look to replace by Eelieg
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17/06/2012 20:37:12
by Dovefromabove
Slugs
I am new to gardening. Could someone please tell me do slugs eat Geraniums, the bedding type. Also do they eat Dianthus. Thank you i have never known them to eat geraniums or dianthus.. they are not soft and juicy enough for them. I am afraid my red by Bev Pounsett-Krynauw
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24/05/2012 15:50:37
by Emma Crawforth
slugs
I wonder if anyone has same problem as me.. 2yrs ago got rid of pond with frogs in.. bad move.. did`nt realise what a wonderful job they do... we must over the last 6wks killed over 200 slugs..very big orange ones too... lost count with snails.. I by jean linsley
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21/07/2012 13:17:25
by DAVID COULTHARD
Slugs
but will get rid those horrid slugs and snails which I have an abundance of; and those underground too.  I have tried so many things and always end up with the pellets as this is the only way to get rid of them, although I am so aware of the harm to the birds by Pamelala
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07/03/2013 17:58:42
by Mummy Muddy Paws
slugs
Hi is any way getting rid of slugs and snails we out poison ! As only new to gardening and the net One of my favourite subjects~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Basically you cant get rid of them but you can restrict them -find their hiding places- bits of wood by leandal
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16/10/2012 20:23:49
by figrat
Invasion of the slippery slugs
I cant remember a year when i have seen so many of the slimy creatures..all this wet and warm weather is creating havoc in the garden....so far this year i have used slug pellets....i have put out beer traps...i have upturned orange and grapefruit by susan howard2
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01/07/2012 23:34:23
by Leggi
slate soil and slugs
I need help with what plants to choose. each year I spend a fortune just for the slugs to eat, or for them to die because soil is bad I need to know what plants I can buy that will survive both problems Maybe you might consider trying to improve by jackie williams
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06/05/2012 11:05:09
by blairs