[FatGaz]

I've read that Bran is great control for slugs - apparently they love it... but it swells up inside them and kills them - they also don't like to cross it, so you can protect your delicate seedlings / lettuces etc with a ring of it. It also acts as a mulch.  

Sounds fantastic to me - or is it too good to be true?  :?

Has anyone tried using bran?

Cheers

[bigsowandsow]

It probably would swell up inside slugs.  It didn't make me feel very well when I ate some recently.   :? I read that it acts as an accelerator in compost heaps so that's where mine ended up.  I suppose it would make a good mulch as well.

[philskin]

I've read that Bran is great control for slugs - apparently they love it... but it swells up inside them and kills them - they also don't like to cross it, so you can protect your delicate seedlings / lettuces etc with a ring of it. It also acts as a mulch.  

Sounds fantastic to me - or is it too good to be true?  :?

Has anyone tried using bran?

Cheers

  hiya fatgaz my neighbour uses bran very successfully swells the little * up and stops them dead, but you have to keep putting it down cause it gets wet or blows away,she buys hers in 25 kg sacks from a animal feed mill dead cheap that way

[jazzbyrd]

So is it okay to dig the bran into the soil ? Once its done its job of getting rid of the snails ?

Jazzy

[titch]

someone told me bran makes them explode!!! :shock:

she suggested putting it inside a loo roll - wondering if a bit of pipe would do the trick and keep it dry if placed around the plants

may have to give it a go - think i have some albran mouldering away at back of cupboard!!

[muntjac]

yes dig it in  

[Griffo]

now, if only you could get moles to eat bran!!

[goose]

would mice not be attracted to that too??  my frogs seem to help me keep mine down