theherd123 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 These are a bargain at the minute - OH got me 6 from Poundland the other day - they come in packs of 2. I will not be beaten by slugs this year Quick 2 questions! Do you use beer or lager in the pub? Can you give the girls the slugs once they have died? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I think it might intoxicate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanie Bean Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I've heard they prefer bitter. The really cheap stuff £1 for 4 cans stuff is good. The little so and sos got most of my corgettets this year, and my daughters pumpkin which she had grown at school. Sarah.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 We have noticed the difference between the back and front garden since we have had the chooks. The back is much less damaged than the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I have just ordered some Nemaslug. Its a solution you water in. It is packed with biological slug hunter destroyer beasties called nematodes that kill slugs above and below ground apparently. We are going to carry out the dandruff shampoo style test. 'We washed one half of the allotment in new medicated Nemaslug, and the other half was awash with pellets' kind of thing I will let you know if it is any good. It should come today hopefully in time to rescue my broccoli. As far as the slug pub thing goes, I would brew my own beer the yeastier the better! It would be a lot cheaper too. Kev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Kev, you have to make sure you keep the ground moist when you use nemaslug. Shame we live in such an arid desert It does work, but only if you comb the grass backwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 Just a quick update! The slug pubs work a treat, we used cheap beer from co-op I bought 3 hostas at the gardeners world show even though i know slugs love them and we placed a pub next to each plant. After just 2 days they needed emptying as they were full of dead slugs. They left this world drunk and happy so i dont feel too guilty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I must have tee-total slugs around here. They are ignoring my bitter traps, and continuing to eat the rocket and spinach... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
