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Tel
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Slugs Jul 27, 2011 18:38:03 GMT

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Post by Tel on Jul 27, 2011 18:38:03 GMT

Jul 27, 2011 16:47:26 GMT sweetpea said:

Tip I heard yesterday from a Hosta grower. (Might have been on GW Memory fails)
Anyway what he recommended was garlic spray. Apparently you crush a garlic clove and soak in boiling water for a while then strain into a container and dilute for the actual spray.
Apparently it doesn't actually kill the slugs but they leave well alone.
Perhaps someone saw the programme and remembers the details better.

I think it was on GW, but i listen to Joe Maiden on radio Leeds on a Sunday morning he is a big fan of garlic sprays, i keep saying i will give it a try on the brassicas because he says the cabbage white do not like the smell so keep off them.

Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Slugs Jul 27, 2011 18:49:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Jul 27, 2011 18:49:34 GMT Same with the vampires ;D I remember Joe Maiden, very down to earth character.
	I'll get around to it eventually

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Slugs Jul 29, 2011 4:59:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Jul 29, 2011 4:59:29 GMT they were talking about the garlic spray on the last AT show in a garden full of hostas

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Slugs Jul 29, 2011 12:22:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Jul 29, 2011 12:22:19 GMT Jul 29, 2011 4:59:29 GMT grindle said: they were talking about the garlic spray on the last AT show in a garden full of hostas That was where I saw it, just couldn't remember.
	I'll get around to it eventually

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Slugs Jul 29, 2011 14:18:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Jul 29, 2011 14:18:02 GMT ;D

wildlifefriendly Guest	Slugs Aug 5, 2011 16:02:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 5, 2011 16:02:04 GMT I found this link today, how to grow your own nematodes. I shall be trying it. www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningequipment/8675592/The-war-on-slugs-starts-at-home.html

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Slugs Aug 5, 2011 16:45:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Aug 5, 2011 16:45:35 GMT I am not rushing to try this, but I will watch your efforts with interest.

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Slugs Aug 5, 2011 18:00:34 GMT

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Post by Geranium on Aug 5, 2011 18:00:34 GMT

I bet it smells awful - get your clothes peg ready, Wf!

I'm a bit puzzled, though. If you have to buy a pack of Nematodes to get the mixture up and running, why not just use the packet? They don't 'keep', so you couldn't put it away for next year.

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Slugs Aug 5, 2011 19:51:12 GMT

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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 5, 2011 19:51:12 GMT

You don't have to use a bought packet, it's a cheat. If you grow your own it is a perpetual thing.

I won't be making any until next year, I want to see if it helps keeping the little blighter's out of my potatoes. I'm happy for the birds to keep the rest under control, they are doing a brilliant job so far, I must finally have the balance right.

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Slugs Aug 5, 2011 20:33:43 GMT

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Aug 5, 2011 19:51:12 GMT @wildlifefriendly said:

You don't have to use a bought packet, it's a cheat. If you grow your own it is a perpetual thing.

I won't be making any until next year, I want to see if it helps keeping the little blighter's out of my potatoes. I'm happy for the birds to keep the rest under control, they are doing a brilliant job so far, I must finally have the balance right.

Yes, fair enough - but I read in the article a 'Top Tip' which actually recommended taking a spoonful of powder, ie Nematodes, out of a bought packet! That's the daft bit.

Anyway, I hope the home-made version works.

Pity there isn't a way of making a brew to kill off our chafer grubs, too!

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Slugs Aug 6, 2011 4:25:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Aug 6, 2011 4:25:30 GMT ;D sounds interesting WLF

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,968	Slugs Aug 6, 2011 5:49:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Aug 6, 2011 5:49:17 GMT It must work because I trust Toby Buckland to do his homework with understanding. He was well taught.

merlin Top Member Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." Posts: 2,797	Slugs Aug 6, 2011 6:28:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by merlin on Aug 6, 2011 6:28:06 GMT When I moved in here slugs were a BIG problem, then I built two ponds, problem solved. In latter years the fish ate any frogspawn but since last winter when I lost the fish I've not seen one slug.

wildlifefriendly Guest	Slugs Aug 6, 2011 8:51:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 6, 2011 8:51:43 GMT Aug 5, 2011 20:33:43 GMT Geranium said: Pity there isn't a way of making a brew to kill off our chafer grubs, too! I can't see how it won't work with the nematodes which kill chafer bugs, they must be cultivated by the suppliers.