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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: nerdle on May 26, 2014, 13:19

Title: Slugs
Post by: nerdle on May 26, 2014, 13:19

Last night I went out with my torch and did a slug and snail collection around the chicken feed area and filled a 2 pint container........

I can't bear to hurt any animal so decided to take them to the meadow to release them - the hedgehogs can do that for me...

I hear they do make thier way home so wondering how far I need to take them to be sure they don't get back...?

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: Yorkie on May 26, 2014, 13:22

For snails it's apparently more than 20m ...  ::)

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: nerdle on May 26, 2014, 13:24

Interesting - a particularly horrible neighbour lives that far away..... heh heh >:(

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: Goosegirl on May 26, 2014, 13:50

You should have put a spot of paint on top of their shells so you can see if either they make their way back to you or your neighbour has wanged them your way!  :lol:

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: nerdle on May 26, 2014, 14:29

Sounds like the voice of experience!

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: Goosegirl on May 27, 2014, 11:52

Quote from: nerdle on May 26, 2014, 14:29

Sounds like the voice of experience!

Nope - have no neighbours, but just an interesting experiment to try. You could use different colours and wang them different distances too, then write a paper on it!

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: cadalot on May 27, 2014, 17:27

Already done at night with lights see wUFM_vhCrc4

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: chrissie B on June 08, 2014, 17:24

to my shame I drop the odd one next door  :wub:, she just has smelly grass and mud realy , I just tell them they are on their holidays and not to hurry back .
chrissie b

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: Beetroot Queen on June 08, 2014, 17:30

I am heartless with slugs and snails. Sorry but I aint sharing my veg.  :mad: boot = permanent holiday to devon.

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: Oddpod on June 14, 2014, 09:09

Aha! That explains a lot!  :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: Slugs
Post by: Dilly Dom on June 18, 2014, 21:44

I used to go at at dead of night and collect slugs and snails into a bucket and take them for a walk up to the local church yard >:(

Not these days think I've become more hardened as its now a bucket of soapy water...our veg and flowers are too precious for these little beesties to eat our plants.