[Fat Hen]

F***ing slugs.  

I've been growing black russian toms, one plant in particular had a beutiful massive tom on and i've been watching it develop for past month or more.  Almost ripe and I thought i'll just leave it another day, following morning half the bl**dy things gone :!:

Sorry froggy (resident amphibian) slug pellets are coming out.

[fletch]

I really wanted to be as organic as possible. But. There came a time when I got so cheesed off with everything being eaten before it started I had a purge with the pellets. Also in the garden.
I'm not being naive, but I've seen no difference in the amount of frogs, newts or birds. My garden and lottie (they're adjoined) are a wildlife haven, saw my first goldfinches the other day  

[Little Miss Muffet]

The slugs have been just alful this year.one side of my veg plot has just been demolished.Mainly due to all this rain we have had.

[pepper]

I gave in last week too and got out the slug pellets - they were just eating everything.
I went to the garden centre to buy some and found myself looking round to make sure no-one I knew was watching me put them in my basket. :!:
The pleasure I felt when I went to my plot and saw all the dead slugs :evil:

[shaun]

i use pellets as long as you use them proper theres no big deal with em.
you can try all types of traps,barriers copper tape nemotodes frogs hedge hogs or whatever else is out there but the slugs and snails will just keep on comming.
whats the point in growing stuff just to see it vanish over night.

[pepper]

Yeh! I totally agree.
I use beer traps in my garden at home and they do work but apart from the fact that it is costing me a lot the slugs just keep coming

[muntjac]

but what you dont kill now will be back in the spring in twice the number :twisted:

[Sally A]

Get free beer slops from your local, the big chains will probably be a bit sniffy, especially if you go in wearing your lottie fashion and have been tackling bramble bushes, or any smaller local sports or social clubs.

Alan Titchmarsh reckons they like flat lager, but that might be the softy slugs down south.

[brucesgirl]

Growing Success slug pellets are Organic Certified, so you can use them without feeling guilty.

[Bigbadfrankie]

I dont think the pellets are as strong as they used to be. So you have to use more.

[shaun]

and there a lot smaller frankie a bit like mars bars i'm sure there shrinking.

[Fat Hen]

and there a lot smaller frankie a bit like mars bars i'm sure there shrinking.

Yeah and the coating of chocolate on choccy biccys is getting thinner & thinner.

[shaun]

well found out fathen lets not talk about topics there tiny and when you ring em up to complain they say your your hands are getting bigger :roll: