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those pesky slugs
I'm trying to keep an organic vegetable patch so I'm reluctant to use slug pellets, but the slippery creatures are driving me round the bend. Every morning I do a trip round the garden to catch a bunch and snip them in half, but the missus says they will multiply into two slugs. Is this true? If you cut a slug in half will it turn into two slugs? If so, where's the best place to snip them? Just behind the head?
Hope some of you ABs can help me out
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.No they don't fortunately, but garden worms do! I've heard that grit, ash and sand are good for detering the little b*ggers, but have never tried it myself. (I tend to use the pellets). Another way to kill slugs is to use household salt! It is a very messy way of dealing with the problem (any school boy knows!) but very effective!!
Good luck with your venture.
A suggestion that was given to me was to use a 'slug pub'. You can get them in most Garden Centres/DIY stores.
All you do is part bury a pot with some beer in the bottom of it. The slugs cannot resist, crawl in and drown. Whne I first started using one there were literally 30 or 40 of them in there. Not very pleaseant to empty but do seem to do the trick
I used to give my toddlers a penny for each slug/snail they found. Worked a treat until they expanded their area of operation to take in the rest of the street! Since then I have tried most things and pellets are definitely the more sucessful. I think Gardeners World advocated putting down an old square of carpet each night then collecting up all the nasties found underneath in the morning. You'll never ged rid of them all and over the years you get to know which varieties of plants/veg that they avoid and you concentrate on growing those.
good luck, DK
You should find this interesting.
http://www.nomoreslugs.com/about/species.php
http://www.ghorganics.com/page13.html
You will get rid of them, trust me, but it will take time. Firstly if you are going organic, then as things settle down, their natural preditors will do the job, largley, for you. Until then though what you need is a torch, a nightly walkround with a plastic bag and a strong stomach. We tried this method in a large overgrown neglected (originally Victorian) garden and I can guarantee it works. We had thousands of slugs to start with and managed to reduce them to manageable numbers. Always plant a few extra for the birds and the slugs and you can protect choice specimens with a ring of sharp sand. Hope this helps. Happy hunting!
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