[shed head]

Has anybody tried making there own nematodes by drowning slugs and using the water?

[Wiltshire Worms]

no

[boldondig]

I love to know if this works ? The price of commercial nemetodes seemed to have almsot doubled from last year ? After last years wet weather they are probably expecting a high demand and are taking advantage?

[shed head]

Me too

Cut and paste ..The war on slugs starts at home - Telegraph...into your searchbox, sorry but i dont know how to sent the linc.

It may be worth a try and i wondered if anyone here had tried

[boldondig]

Thanks Shed Head - found and read the articale - got to be worth a try . Brought ones are £10 a pack... I guess the only downside is you don't really know how effective it is until you dig up your spuds ... But Toby Buckland should know what he is talking about....

[shed head]

Yeah....commercial nematodes v.expensive and only last 6 weeks apparently.
Gonna give it a try methinks

[ryetek]

Yeah....commercial nematodes v.expensive and only last 6 weeks apparently.
Gonna give it a try methinks

You'll need a concrete stomach if you're going to try this 

[RJR_38]

It sounds easy enough - but I can't say I like the idea of them slowly drowning for 2 weeks - seems unnecessarily cruel to me the rest of it I would have no problem with

[crh75]

I love to know if this works ? The price of commercial nemetodes seemed to have almsot doubled from last year ? After last years wet weather they are probably expecting a high demand and are taking advantage?

I dissagree.  In 2010 I bought a three application large pack (100m2) for £59.85, same price in 2012 and this year it is £62.85 (all from Harrod Horticultural).  Doesn't seem like a big rise to me!

[shed head]

still very pricey though.....I never spent that much on my ebay shed:)

[boldondig]

I get a small pack from online retailer - 2012  £5.65  last week £10.65 - not double maybe but expensive nonetheless -.....

[ally]

Just got my copy of grow your own and there is an article about Spanish slugs . . . They multiply in the 100's and are said to eat our UK slugs! They were found in Norfolk one bloke had 200 / 300 on his plot! Unfortunately you can't tell by sight if they are Spanish or English. . . .

[rawrecruit]

here is the make your own nematodes article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningequipment/8675592/The-war-on-slugs-starts-at-home.html yurgh