slugs

I dread to think.
Are they compostable???

Would birds come and eat them if you put them on a bird table?

MissAdventure

Hand picking the buggers is one of the recommended ways of dealing with them, Sarnia.
I'm not sure I could bring myself to pick one up in case it wiggled around...

I used a dust pan and brush and flicked them over our 8’ wall - I was worried one might fall back on me and had trouble sleeping

petra

You have to spray in March because that’s when the baby slugs are growing in the soil.
All you do is dilute the nematodes ( it’s a living thing) in the watering can and away you go.

Can’t understand it as it is all gravel for 10’ then a wall, a few weeds grow in the gravel but not many and there is very little soil and then a proper barrier (though it may have some holes now)

If they’re alive in compost, won’t they lay eggs and then slither off to cause more havoc in another garden? Burn them? Bonfire of the Molluscs! Drown them in beer? What type? And what a waste! My friend snips them in half with garden shears!! 👀

That sounds like a crime/thriller book title - Bonfire of the Molluscs.
Ohhh nooo! A slug snipper.
How repulsive.

It’s so out of character for my friend! She’s the last person in the world you’d think could wreak violence on anyone or thing - sp*d*rs get gently evicted etc but the war on molluscs had become personal for her. I nearly fell off my chair when she told me what she does to them. 🤣

Tizliz unfortunately, these revolting slimy creatures can find their way back home if you lob them over a wall! They have some sort of homing instinct using their slime trail 🤢.

My DH goes out late at night or first thing in the morning, collects them on a trowel, puts salt on them and buries them. It's all so disgusting.

We also use nematodes which helps, but doesn't completely get rid of them all but does help.

Wouldn’t it be good if we could eat them like escargots? No, I’m not going to try - but I did once eat a witchetty grub and also lemon flavoured ants so there is a history there.

There was a cooking programme where he (Heston Bluiminsomeone) cooked some, I believe.
Or at least the tiny part that was edible.
It was really bitter, I think.

Update

No slugs last night - perhaps it was an arranged meeting the previous night!

Jalyn I know they follow their slime trail but at 3am I didn’t know what else to do and hoped that if I threw them far enough it might work.

the answer is ducks. I have not used any slug deterrent for over 10 years since acquiring ducks. Not only do they devour slugs but they also lay eggs. Depending on the size of your garden, 2 or 3 ducks is ample. Make sure they have fox-proof sleeping quarters and that your garden is reasonably protected during the day. Sorted. PS they are delightful companions too.

On Ilkley Moor Baht ‘at ! Used to sing that once ( Mum was from Yorkshire!)

Granarchist

the answer is ducks. I have not used any slug deterrent for over 10 years since acquiring ducks. Not only do they devour slugs but they also lay eggs. Depending on the size of your garden, 2 or 3 ducks is ample. Make sure they have fox-proof sleeping quarters and that your garden is reasonably protected during the day. Sorted. PS they are delightful companions too.

I love ducks🥰

Remember Will Quack Quack on tv? He was always out and about hunting for molluscs.

MissAdventure

SueDonim

Why do they even exist?? Horrible things! They’ve eaten dahlias, mecanopsis and hydrangeas in my garden this year. 🤬

Have you seen the ones who have the sheer audacity to be striped with bright orange?
They're huge!
What a liberty.

😂
They have go faster stripes