A Conversation for Wildlife Gardening - Natural Slug Control

Garlic

Post 1

Cheerful Dragon

It has been found that garlic crushed, mixed with water to make a paste and painted round plants, forms a very effective deterrent for slugs and snails. Oh, and crushed eggshells don't work, so I'm not sure that hair clippings would.


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Post 2

Mina

I didn't really get the thing about hair clippings either. Although I bet they'd stick to the slug in a way that crushed eggshells don't. It's hard enough to get all the bits of hair off neck and shoulders after a hair cut, without having smile to make it sticky as well. smiley - yuk

Hadn't heard about the garlic though. I might try that one.


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Post 3

Mina

By 'smile' I meant 'slime'. smiley - blush


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Post 4

BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows

Perhaps you should have tried *I haven't tried this before so I'm curious to see what happens , llabwons)

smiley - biggrin


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Post 5

BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows

smiley - doh I meant smiley - llabwons. My 2 year old grandson is sat on my lap distracting me)


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