[allotmentvegigirl]

With the weather looking so good I planted my RB's out last weekend.  They have been well watered but something is eating the leaves??? I have a second batch to plant 2moro.  What can I do to stop this happening again?? :oops:

[Diggerpete]

Slugs maybe?

[richyrich7]

Slugs maybe?

Probably  :evil:

[kel28]

I'm only new so dont necessarily listen to me but I had something nibbling on my tomatoeplants last week I had egg shells round them, I put sand down just a sprinkle all around and they haven't been touched since! apparently slugs etc cant crawl over sand ?

[allotmentvegigirl]

Thanks!  How can i stop the slimy * eating my next batch??

[kel28]

Where are they ? or do you mean when you plant them out what I am doing with everything is the minute i have them in and my nets are on I sprinkle sand all over and nothing has been eaten yet touch wood its nearly 2 weeks and I keep finding the slimy little beep beeps everywhere are they actually good for anything do you know apart from eating plants whats the blooming good in that a!!!!  But as I say I find them all over my allotment but no where near my sand or plants

[Ice]

Thanks!  How can i stop the slimy * eating my next batch??

If you havn't got one of these and you are not organic use slug pellets.

[cooperman]

its definitely slugs, I have to resort to the pellets I'm afraid.....

[cooperman]

just as an after thought I am trying coffee grounds on a patch as I have been told they work - we'll see.....

[gobs]

Thanks!  How can i stop the slimy * eating my next batch??

If you havn't got one of these and you are not organic use slug pellets.

You must be a very good shot, Ice.

[Johnny Norfolk]

Slug pellets are the only sure way of getting rid of them. i grow in gro bags on gravel so dont have a problem.

[woodburner]

Some slugs actually eat other slugs and some do no harm. The bad ones are the little grey jobs  :thumbdown:

I would have to be really desperate and have tried everything else (sand, grit, crushed shells/egg shells, beer traps, grapefruit shells, cooper tape/wire, sacrificial plants, bran, and manually killing as many bad ones as I could find) to no avail to ever be induced to use slug pellets, as they are indiscriminate and I don't believe the producers when they say they are harmless to wildlife.

[allotmentvegigirl]

Well off to B&Q I went after work on Tuesday night - purchased some bug spray and slug pellets.  Straight up to my lottie (didnot want to chance another night) Did what it said on the tin(s).  Back up the lottie again tonight - Them slugs been having a right feast!!! What more can I do (apart for sitting there all night with a big gun!!)

[richyrich7]

Have you tried beer traps ??  bung some beer in an old bean tin or similar an inch or two will do. You sink this into the ground so there's about 1cm lip showing put 3-4 stones around it so they are higher than the lip and put a piece of wood or slate etc over the top. This keeps the rain out but lets the slugs in  under the lid.

[luckypurplebutterfly]

I read that if you cut the top and bottom off big pop bottles (2lt) and put these around the plant they help to stop the slugs, I can't help thinking that they will only climb over the top though. I'm going to try it and probably use eggshells/sand as well, the egg shells have been going into the compost bin so far so I will keep them separate from now on.