[yorkiegal]

I noticed a lot of slugs on my plot when I was down there yesterday so am trying to decide the best way of dealing with the problem.

Do slugs have any positive role on an allotment or should I feel guiltfree about killing the little suckers?

At the moment I am planning the old beer in pots method, but am interested to see what other forum members like to use.

[JayG]

A very recent discussion on the subject Yorkiegal:

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=92232.msg1025875#msg1025875

[RichardA]

I pick them up and feed them to my ducks if seen
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[Mrs Bee]

I like to christen them with the name of someone who has really narked me and cut them in half. Kills two birds with one cut

[Rampant_Weasel]

i stand back and let my frog army do what it does best ie.eat slugs

[Chrysalis]

I try and hide them from my OH (who takes pity on the b*****s) and then I feed them to the hens!! Don't tell him!   He thinks it's against God's law to kill any creature and he's an atheist...

[jrko]

i stand back and let my frog army do what it does best ie.eat slugs

Note to self 'get pond finished' - until then I pick 'em up and pop 'em in 'The Bucket Of Doom' - must be a pound of them in there now because the water is green and has a texture like runny yoghurt  I hope it will be a high nutrient compost activator.........

[jrko]

He thinks it's against God's law to kill any creature and he's an atheist...

Maybe he's an atheist who's REALLY scared of giant slugs squishing him?

[grinling]

Slugs prefer to lay their eggs in grass areas, but failing that when digging over and you see a group of eggs destroy them. I used porridge oats to keep them off the plants I wanted. At home I would cut in half. Havn't seen many this year at the new place and my chooks don't eat them.

[teamspotty]

Give them to some cluckers...

[catweazle]

on pots ect. you can strip the insulation off some electic cable and wind it round the pots (no dont plug it in!) slugs wont cross copper, it causes a chemical reaction in their slime

[backyardbodger]

Plant some marigolds.   

[Benandbill]

Firing squad!

Heh heh, only kiddin.  Boring old pellets for me, I'm way too mean to waste my beer on them 

[Potiron]

 Ducks on the plot in Winter, not seen a slug so far this year.

[radiohead]

Blue pellets I'm afraid....I try to be as organic as possible bu when it comes to slugs anything goes... .......gotta say I tried the growing success pellets last spring/summer and gave up,they just didnt work. One application of the nasty ones and it was carnage the next morning....