Controlling SLUGS n' SNAILS...
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- In this video I share the methods I use to keep slug and snail numbers under control in the veggie garden. Also look at a method for starting seedlings when snail numbers are too high.
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underrated, excellent channel. Great tips. I hope this comment does something for the UA-cam algorithm.
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Thanks for the positive comments!
I've found it really helps to remove debris. Even mulch can be a problem (except pine needles; slugs don't seem to like those). Thanks for not endorsing the use of cornmeal and other DIY ideas that don't work.
Great info! I actively went out in rain and collected a full milk carton full... Will be doing the pot method for sure.
Though the bait does say safe to use around animals, a lot of Vet clinics are seeing an increase in iron toxicity in animals. The pipe idea is a great solution to this 😊
I use iron bait stations but I also like to use mustard seeds whenever I'm planting direct or transplanting. A generous sprinkle of mustard seeds a few days before I intend to sow my "real" seeds or transplant my seedlings - then I plant into the middle of the sprouting mustard. Slugs and snails love the mustard and it gives my seeds/seedlings more of a chance to get large enough to not be bothered so much by a few nibbles. Then as the mustard gets bigger I just chop and drop (as mulch and as ongoing slug distraction), or I leave some to grow to maturity for the bees and hover flies (also excellent trap crops for white butterflies).
I am going to introduce into my practice for sure!!!! Thank you John!
Always great information - thanks
Ive also had success with grease around beds
Love the pipe idea. Will definitely give that a go. Love your channel.😊
Thanks for that info. I’ve had free range chickens roaming my veggie gardens for years now so the slug and snail 🐌 problem doesn’t bother me. However I’ve had to fence my actual garden’s to keep the Chooks out of them, also I’ve taken to using pots to grow in also, with a chicken wire surrounding them. Not only do I benefit from the veggies, it’s highly enjoyable to watch the chickens wondering around, and interacting with them.
Thanks John, for telling me to buy the iron chelate Multiguard snail pellets last year. You are always spot on with all your advice & tips on your channel.
Cheers
Sofia
Glad to hear it worked for you.
Great work mate
Wow a bait station is such a good idea. Snails love resting in pipes. I’m going to try this idea. I like the idea of not spreading the pellets and keeping them off soil plants are growing in.
Thanks so much. I live in Melbourne. Cockatoos are also a problem . Have a great weekend!
All the best for the weekend with all this cold weather and wind forcast.
It's been rather wet and windy overnight (48mm) but no problems. There are advantages to being on a ridge with good wind protection (trees!)
Safe your soot. It is not foolproof but the snails and slugs don’t like it much. It has the added advantage that it also provides some nitrogen. I sprinkle some of the weathered soot around the plants in an unbroken line.
And ducks!!!
Yes, ducks are another good way to control slugs and snails.