tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post664016813253204462..comments2024-02-28T02:23:35.827-08:00Comments on Kelli's Northern Ireland Garden: Slug WarsKellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-79468137130250287342011-07-22T19:21:33.434-07:002011-07-22T19:21:33.434-07:00How dare those slugs eat your beautiful delphinium...How dare those slugs eat your beautiful delphiniums! I can't grow them, even though I try. They are so gorgeous, but once I plant them, they promptly die. Boohoo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-48400946066142449362011-07-21T21:46:08.919-07:002011-07-21T21:46:08.919-07:00I'm joining you in battle. I've found the...I'm joining you in battle. I've found the monstrously sized ones munching on my pumpkins. They haven't made it to the zucchini yet..If it would stop raining, I would put the beer traps out..seems pointless right now with all the showers we continue to have. Instead I am picking them off. Nasty business altogether.Rainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-31402375152955068082011-07-21T11:37:25.905-07:002011-07-21T11:37:25.905-07:00I'm trying to get my head round the 20,000 slu...I'm trying to get my head round the 20,000 slugs in my garden. I thought our frogs were looking rather well. Great photos as well - our snails only seem to come out in the dead of night.Martynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245774393957298668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-13535891342829031952011-07-20T15:53:20.496-07:002011-07-20T15:53:20.496-07:00Judging from my recent experience strawberries wou...Judging from my recent experience strawberries would make a wonderfull bait for slugs...Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-86838033202548665052011-07-20T03:34:43.085-07:002011-07-20T03:34:43.085-07:00Lots live in my bin. There are good slugs too - so...Lots live in my bin. There are good slugs too - some are carnivourous and predate on others or clean up decomposing animal matter whilst others consume decaying leaves and help enrich our soils. Telling the good from the bad though is difficult especially after a few glasses of Guiness. I condemn the ones caught in the act. p.s. Your lovely images suggest you have a soft spot for them!Laura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-3440035586627213852011-07-19T16:15:13.973-07:002011-07-19T16:15:13.973-07:00We are also having slug war at the moment. Good Lu...We are also having slug war at the moment. Good Luck I am looking forward how the next trap work.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-91143753890006737942011-07-19T14:47:12.968-07:002011-07-19T14:47:12.968-07:00They are not pretty. Nor edible (at least to me). ...They are not pretty. Nor edible (at least to me). And in large numbers, they are quite disgusting. My mother sent the children out at night with a salt shaker to battle them. Could you post your cat as sentry equiped with a salt shaker???<br />Jokes aside, it is a bad problem!Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-21364399717953691122011-07-19T14:43:21.283-07:002011-07-19T14:43:21.283-07:00Hi Kelli,brave woman facing the enemy with a camer...Hi Kelli,brave woman facing the enemy with a camera!You got some great photos, I am admiring the photography NOT the subject!<br />We have not lost too much to them this year, its probably been too cold and dryPeggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336168195436906219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-39278148490098748572011-07-19T11:15:17.039-07:002011-07-19T11:15:17.039-07:00This makes me even more glad than ever that I do n...This makes me even more glad than ever that I do not have a major problem with slugs in my garden. I have heard that grapefruit skins are very attractive to slugs, and you can collect up all the slugs that congregate on the skins and dispose of them.<br />I am an advocate of chemical slug pellets I'm afraid. Nothing else seems to work, and it's a question of priorities for me: do I worry most about killing slugs or preserving my lovely veg? The veg win every time.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-66955292158819018042011-07-19T02:58:39.005-07:002011-07-19T02:58:39.005-07:00I've never really suffered from slugs in the g...I've never really suffered from slugs in the garden until this year, there seems to be loads around at the moment.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-48809400208801212152011-07-18T23:38:30.496-07:002011-07-18T23:38:30.496-07:00I can totally relate to your slug friends. We hav...I can totally relate to your slug friends. We have the same climate which makes it slug city!! Bring in the kegs!! =0)~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-15171151670406006752011-07-18T19:02:52.359-07:002011-07-18T19:02:52.359-07:00Coors, Huh? It must be expensive because for you i...Coors, Huh? It must be expensive because for you it is an imported beer. I grew up just a few miles from the Coors brewery. And Guinness, too. I will ask my friend what she uses for slug bait to protect her hostas from slugs. Perhaps you can order something on line. If the average garden has 20,000, it must be a losing battle. I had seen them in the old garden, but o far none here. Good luck. Your battle continues.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668006270534204954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-48673229092786594202011-07-18T17:33:35.364-07:002011-07-18T17:33:35.364-07:00That's how slug look like! Nasty pest!
Hope t...That's how slug look like! Nasty pest! <br />Hope this method works for you!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-732676481099375924.post-9705545599848105522011-07-18T14:52:17.798-07:002011-07-18T14:52:17.798-07:00I don't think slugs are all baddies. It's ...I don't think slugs are all baddies. It's usually the smaller ones I think. The ones in the compost bins are doing a job. I've tried lots of different measures against slugs including going out an collecting them at night and putting them in a bucket of salt water. I have a friend who goes out with a pair of scissors.......<br />Interesting post Kelli. I now know as much as I want to know about slugs!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.com