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slug pellets help

just a quick question for any 1,just bought some slug pellets and it dosnt say anything about if it harms the birds if they eat them after they have died,i emailed the company that produces them and they say that birds will not eat dead or dieing by matmats123

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06/02/2013 00:02:36

by Welshonion

Talkback: Slug sex

Wild life mating can be very fascinating. i have two collar doves which kiss beaks for ages before mating on next door's roof! The time od day does not seem to bother them but we will all have to get up very early to watch the slugs it seems by Richard Jones

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28/11/2011 18:41:20

by hereisabee

Getting rid of slugs

Have just read an article in the Daily Telegraph on cottage gardens and thought I would post this excerpt which refers to delphiniums: "To counteract slugs, he buys aluminium sulphate from a chemist and puts two tablespoons in two gallons of water by SwissSue

15/04/2013 04:47:10

by cilmeri

sarracenia purpurea v. slugs

A friend mentioned this plant, seen in a catalogue and described as a slug-eating plant; I wondered if anyone had one and can they really see off slugs?! In theory yes-this is what Kew say about it http by Dansgirl

27/01/2013 22:04:05

by Jean R

Spring is here and so are the slugs!

I spotted some holes on my tulips and Oriental Poppies today, so I thought I would pop out this evening to see what the culprits were. Surely enough SLUGS. I wandered the problem areas and could only find baby slugs (probably because I got rid of so by Mattbeer87

14/04/2013 20:31:20

by Mattbeer87

compost bin alive with slugs

My compost bin is full of slugs, to such an extent that I'm wondering whether any of it will be usable as it will be full of eggs. Any suggestions? jcoogs wrote (see) My compost bin is full of slugs, to such an extent that I'm wondering whether any by jcoogs

12/10/2012 22:06:28

by jcoogs

getting rid of slugs

Has anyone got any good tips on keeping slugs at bay,without using harsh chemicals. You can put a ring of diatomaceous earth around the plants, or crush up eggshells very finely and use that instead. Another way is to sink a tub of beer by artychris

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31/05/2012 14:37:15

by Jumbo56

Absolutely enormous slug

I saw a slug on the pavement a couple of doors down from my house today that was so big that when I put it in my hand, it reached from where the palm joins the wrist, right up to the middle of my fingers. It was the diameter of a banana! I have by Lunarz

24/10/2012 22:01:39

by sotongeoff

Talkback: Slugs, rain and nematodes

on and around the new plants is a worthwile trip. They don't seem to like the taste or granularity. It's like dusting you just have to do it regularly. Good luck and enjoy your garden. Do slugs killed by nematodes present any danger to garden birds? What about by Mary

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28/11/2011 18:31:54

by jo

Talkback: Slugs and hedgehogs

Hi You are so lucky to have an hedgehog in your garden, mine is overrun with slugs and I am hoping somebody would give me an hedgehog.Please anybody has one to give away? Lucky you having a hedgehog on your allotment . My neighbour saw a couple by Di Barker

28/11/2011 18:36:49

by exdinnerrita

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