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straight off the plant, the veg for surviving my incompetence and the onslaught of a million welsh slugs, the list goes on.... The ones I love most are those that were presents and remind me of the lovely people who gave them to me. But if i was only

neighbour? my lilies completely survived this attack. Last year my hostas were covered in snails, I put them in a pail with salty water which is how I deal with slugs. however the snails were climing out the pail so I put vinegar in the pail as well, As I

comes, there are hundreds of slugs to wakeup to and have a big feed. Thankyou for showing me how to make the house. I have schematic for a hedgehog house that's relatively square with a push on lid.The sizes are : 18 inches x 15 inchesx 9.5 inches

it cant be as bad as last). The slugs loved the weather and I couldnt even grow a lettuce, well I ended up with the remains of stems, didnt matter what I tried to use as barriers they won. Don't be put off Gaynor. Every new season provides challenges

few cyclamen showing a nice splash of colour. Am hoping the coffee grounds keep the slugs of my hellebore niger as the crown is full of buds My first snowdrop bloomed last week, so this week I've started my annual snowdrop census. This occurs weekly

be able to have chickens that just roam around these levels? I quite agree that hens can be destructive in the garden but they do eat slugs and other such pests.I have 3 hens which I adopted from the local battery farm. This is where I get all my hens

creatures keep the population of slugs and snails at bay. Woe betide any who visit my home and tries to chew my plants! Dear Pippa, we are also plagued with squirrels in Surrey, I have lost so many bulbs, hope wherever they replanted them the gardener

is the one thing the slugs won't ruin! I agree with you, Andrew, about the planning being fun. In case my colour coded plan sounds too serious, I must add that I do it in the full awareness that I may well change my mind! It's meant to help, not to restrict

feeders. Then there are wood pigeons, mice and bank voles and magpies. Even the blackbirds root around my newly seeded vegetable bed for worms. All permanent residents. This is before the slugs and snails get going on the plants. As for 'weeds', I let

they preferred the heads of the larger varieties.This year I'm growing Little Dorrit and watering them with dilute garlic to keep the slugs/snails off. I hope this works with the squirrels as well. Can you keep sunflowers indoors, by the window?I turn them