Slugs

Wind has died down and it promises to be good weather for the bank holiday weekend. Coming out of the front door this morning and the perfume from the Rowan tree provided an olfactory delight!

The flowers of the Rowan tree or Mountain Ash

Time in the garden was spent weeding and watering the area I wanted to spread the slug nematodes across and then applying said nematodes. This is the first year I have used this slug control. Last year the slugs ate more of the vegetable crops than we did.

Elsewhere in the garden slugs are kept under control by frogs and toads. The vegetable patch is that much further away from the pond and is probably not helped by being slightly raised, ie there is a barrier that doesn't make it easy for the frogs/toads to get an easy meal.

I grow the real treats for slugs and snails (lilies, hostas and the like) in tubs which have a ring of copper tape around them. This has proved to be very effective.

Have also tried coffee grounds in the past. Not convinced. Is it because we drink a virtually caffeine free variety? I note from a recent GW? report that coffee grounds aren't rated from their trials as a good slug control, so the caffeine content is probably not the issue!