[muntjac]

no they just go and hibernate under the ground ,in hedges etc  :roll:

[new_2_veg]

-2 here last night

havent been to see what ive lost yet!

[WG.]

Saying that though - it would need a rather sharp frost (like -5C or better) to properly get the slug population down I reckon - enough to freeze the topsoil and the (rotting and therefore warm) vegetable matter in the surface soil.

It can be -10C for a whole week and the soil only freezes to maybe an inch down.  If there is a snow covering too, the soil won't freeze at all.

[gobs]

And in any case they do hibernate whether it's too cold or hot and they live for some 30  odd years. :shock:

Just hope it's not all species of them, that do that.

[splodger]

i couldn't have been that cold here - all the dahlias are still standing their ground - as are the cosmos and the silly hollyhocks that are still flowering  :shock:

only a matter of time i fear - and my flowery garden will disappear  :cry:

[jacnal]

And in any case they do hibernate whether it's too cold or hot and they live for some 30  odd years. :shock:

Just hope it's not all species of them, that do that.

What, slugs live for up to 30 years?  :shock:  :?:  I'll have nightmares.... Just mentioned this to Mr Jac and he says he now can't kill them the same way again as they are a 'higher' animal. Something to do with respect for them being able to survive that long. God knows what he means, but me, I'll kill them still..... And mercilessly so. If they live to be that old (and wise) then they ought to know better than to decimate and destroy human's plants!

[flowergirl]

according to the radio -2 here down south. not been to the plot today going tommorow. i want a good winter with snow cos i brought a sledge 2 years ago and not used it yet

[blackhobbescat]

Yeah, I saw an experiment with a particular type of frog which was put into the freezer and then thawed out, and it survived.  Apparently it pumps sugar into its blood stream as it starts to freeze, and this prevents any damage occuring.  Fascinating, but really hope slugs don;t do the same!

[shaun]

cold init

[leeky]

I reckon on a cold winter too  

Someone pointed out some berries to me and said it was a sign of a hard winter. (no idea what the berries were)

must be true then........

[muntjac]

I reckon on a cold winter too  

Someone pointed out some berries to me and said it was a sign of a hard winter. (no idea what the berries were)

must be true then........

absolute masses of ivy berries this year  

[leeky]

Now then, that may be it. Ivy creeping over a shed there was. Must pay more attention.

[Annie]

We had loads of ivy berries last year and it was a,mostly,warm winter.I  hope the slugs in our garden don`t live 30 years as I do my best to shorten the lives of all the little ones.

[GrannieAnnie]

Well the one I trod on last night won't see 30!!!

[sweet nasturtium]

Well I thought we'd escaped the frosts but I went to the plot today and found my butternut squash plants had all browned (the leaves that is).  I'm guessing that was Mr J Frost?