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By *obilebottom OP   Man
13 weeks ago

All over

Is it not too early for them? I saw the first one in the garden today. Do you leave them one or try and get rid of them. They can lay up to 300 eggs each. I don't want slugs all over the place

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By *inister_SpinsterWoman
13 weeks ago

Manchester(ish).


"Is it not too early for them? I saw the first one in the garden today. Do you leave them one or try and get rid of them. They can lay up to 300 eggs each. I don't want slugs all over the place"

Masala sauce, would that fettle them ?

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By *b750Couple
13 weeks ago

Aberdeen

Sugar

It doesn't kill them but it rots there teeth

😂😂

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By (user no longer on site)
13 weeks ago

Attract plants to other side. Salt is good but ash is better around plants you do not want them to harm

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By *avie65Man
13 weeks ago

In the west.

Coffee grounds and copper tape repel them.

Or get a hedgehog.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
13 weeks ago

walsall

Leave them alone, they’re just homeless snails!

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By *eoBloomsMan
13 weeks ago

Springfield

The only two things which really work are slug pellets (bad for birds) or going out at night and collecting them to be destroyed or dumped far away from your garden.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
13 weeks ago

Central

They live through the years but as cold blooded animals, they will typically be sheltered and inactive when it's cold. Give them warmth and they have energy to get moving. Plants sprouting means there's food.

I've had some success using copper barriers, for prize plans.

I remove hiding spots in autumn, such as leaf coverings on the lawn and it's reduced the problem.

And I try to grow what's less interesting to them.

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By *ady LickWoman
13 weeks ago

Northampton Somewhere

Bit of beer in a cup and they all go in there.

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By *avie65Man
13 weeks ago

In the west.


"Bit of beer in a cup and they all go in there."

Noooooooooo. If you give them beer they will start shaggin like rabbits and there will be more of the blighters.

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By *imon and saffyCouple
13 weeks ago

southampton

Nematodes are supposed to work but didn't for us.

The only thing that's worked is spending time finding them all and disposing of them by whatever means.

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By *urves and MischiefWoman
13 weeks ago

North West. Sometimes London/Cambridge

Am I the only one who salts them and then watches with joy as them dissolve?! 👀

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By *urves and MischiefWoman
13 weeks ago

North West. Sometimes London/Cambridge

They*

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
13 weeks ago

All over


"Bit of beer in a cup and they all go in there.

Noooooooooo. If you give them beer they will start shaggin like rabbits and there will be more of the blighters. "

And they are hermaphrodites so each time you get two loads of them.

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By *ichaelsmyMan
13 weeks ago

london

If you want to be environmentally friendly. Salt, kills them

Egg shells apparently or putting a copper wire around the pot

I used to have have a big problem with them

Wild life can be your friends, birds hedgehogs etc

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By *avie65Man
13 weeks ago

In the west.


"Bit of beer in a cup and they all go in there.

Noooooooooo. If you give them beer they will start shaggin like rabbits and there will be more of the blighters.

And they are hermaphrodites so each time you get two loads of them. "

Oh fuck.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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13 weeks ago

East Sussex

Apparently this year there will be fewer slugs than normal. I use sharp sand around young, tender plants and frogs, hedgehogs and foxes all eat the little blighters.

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By *ynamite500Man
13 weeks ago

Angus

If you have any planters, copper tape helps. Use ash for flower beds as salt when wet can mess up any growth.. other than that either squish them or pick them up and leave them exposed, the birds will eat them... definitely good for the wee birdies 😁

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By *over of ladiesMan
13 weeks ago

cannock


"Leave them alone, they’re just homeless snails!"

Lol I now have a vision of them sitting there with a rattle cup asking for a quid for a coffee

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By *ynamite500Man
13 weeks ago

Angus


"Leave them alone, they’re just homeless snails!

Lol I now have a vision of them sitting there with a rattle cup asking for a quid for a coffee"

Bashing out a tune busking!! With their pet woodlouse beside 🤣

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By *elloWoman
13 weeks ago

alpha centauri

People at my allotment suggest egg shells, wood chips or raw wool, it's stuff that the slugs find uncomfortable to squish over

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By *over of ladiesMan
13 weeks ago

cannock


"Leave them alone, they’re just homeless snails!

Lol I now have a vision of them sitting there with a rattle cup asking for a quid for a coffee

Bashing out a tune busking!! With their pet woodlouse beside 🤣"

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By *exyScientistsCouple
13 weeks ago

Castlebar


"Bit of beer in a cup and they all go in there."

Yep this works a treat. So disgusting to empty though 🤮

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By *orny PTMan
13 weeks ago

Peterborough

Bitrex blue pellets used to be a thing, but not everybody wants to go down that route.

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By *ynamite500Man
13 weeks ago

Angus


"Bitrex blue pellets used to be a thing, but not everybody wants to go down that route."

Won't that make the slugs go hard? And fuck like sluggy rabbits?🤣

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By *hirleyMan
13 weeks ago

London

Stop being mean to slugs ffs

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

13 weeks ago

East Sussex


"Stop being mean to slugs ffs"

I'll stop being mean to them when they stop eating my plants

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By *ags73Man
13 weeks ago

glasgow-ish

Salt if they’re coming near doors.

Had an issue with neighbours garden overgrown and coming up path a line around doormat works

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By *orny PTMan
13 weeks ago

Peterborough


"Bitrex blue pellets used to be a thing, but not everybody wants to go down that route.

Won't that make the slugs go hard? And fuck like sluggy rabbits?🤣"

Not if they're pissed and got brewer's droop.

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By *ynamite500Man
13 weeks ago

Angus


"Stop being mean to slugs ffs"
lol

Won't be saying that if one makes it into your house and sneaks into your bed!! I had one sneak into my bed once, the ex partner... Left a fucking snail trail everywhere!🤣🤣

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By *orny PTMan
13 weeks ago

Peterborough

Glue a small shell on their backs and they'll stop being sluggish.

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
13 weeks ago

All over


"Stop being mean to slugs ffs

I'll stop being mean to them when they stop eating my plants"

Fighting talk. The war is on. Do we need a peace delegation?

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By *ickens101Man
13 weeks ago

Derbyshire

I went out after dark with a headtorch a pair of salad tongs and a plant pot with half an inch of salt in it. Caught hundreds of the buggers. Into the pot they go, quick shake round, and tip out the mess at the end. Repeat over several nights and it really hit the numbers.

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
13 weeks ago

All over


"I went out after dark with a headtorch a pair of salad tongs and a plant pot with half an inch of salt in it. Caught hundreds of the buggers. Into the pot they go, quick shake round, and tip out the mess at the end. Repeat over several nights and it really hit the numbers. "

Gosh that sounds like one of those Hitchcock films

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By *hirleyMan
13 weeks ago

London


"Stop being mean to slugs ffs

I'll stop being mean to them when they stop eating my plants"

Put yourself in the molluscs shoes (slime) for one second, sure you'd be eating away, left and right at all that leafy goodness!

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By *orny PTMan
13 weeks ago

Peterborough


"I went out after dark with a headtorch a pair of salad tongs and a plant pot with half an inch of salt in it. Caught hundreds of the buggers. Into the pot they go, quick shake round, and tip out the mess at the end. Repeat over several nights and it really hit the numbers. "

Have you Googled 'Mole!' by Jasper Carrot?

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By *orny PTMan
13 weeks ago

Peterborough

Don't eat slugs, the French tried and failed: too bitter for them.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
13 weeks ago

BRIDPORT


"I went out after dark with a headtorch a pair of salad tongs and a plant pot with half an inch of salt in it. Caught hundreds of the buggers. Into the pot they go, quick shake round, and tip out the mess at the end. Repeat over several nights and it really hit the numbers.

Have you Googled 'Mole!' by Jasper Carrot?"

Mothballs and garlic

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

13 weeks ago

East Sussex


"Stop being mean to slugs ffs

I'll stop being mean to them when they stop eating my plants

Fighting talk. The war is on. Do we need a peace delegation? "

I feel that any peace delegation we can muster might be better deployed elsewhere.

🤔

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

13 weeks ago

East Sussex


"Stop being mean to slugs ffs

I'll stop being mean to them when they stop eating my plants

Put yourself in the molluscs shoes (slime) for one second, sure you'd be eating away, left and right at all that leafy goodness!"

What I'd like to know is why they let the bloomin grass and s alone.

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
13 weeks ago

Willenhall

Fight fire with fire. Get a shotgun, load it with shotgun slugs then BOOM! the slug is gone.

I know a shotgun takes a while to reload but even if you have a bad infestation it doesn't matter; they're hardly going to run away like frightened deer.

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By *nightsoftheCoffeeTableCouple
13 weeks ago

Leeds

Beer trap.

The mr

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By *tarbeckCouple
13 weeks ago

york

Nematodes worked for us

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By *midnight-Woman
13 weeks ago

...

Get a pond and some frogs

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
13 weeks ago

All over

I've decided to play noce, ha e a little chat and try and make them see sense and move out on their own accord. Explain everything to them and what the options are and see what happens. Hopefully they will be reasonable and realise the alternative isn't pretty.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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13 weeks ago

East Sussex


"I've decided to play noce, ha e a little chat and try and make them see sense and move out on their own accord. Explain everything to them and what the options are and see what happens. Hopefully they will be reasonable and realise the alternative isn't pretty. "

Ages ago I saw something with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in it. He had a problem with mice, a couple came to his house and asked them very nicely to leave and they did! Maybe your slugs will do the same 😬

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By (user no longer on site)
13 weeks ago

Loads of slug trails in my boxers this morning. Little bastards get everywhere

I've heard that they love guiness traps.....no joke

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By (user no longer on site)
13 weeks ago

Slugs don't like the taste of garlic, it also irritates their mucous membranes. There are instructions on Google how to make garlic spray (which deters aphids, caterpillars and beetles too).

You basically crush garlic in water and spray it on your plants. It lasts up to a month in dry weather, but reapply if heavy rain. Harmless to wildlife too and very cheap.

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By *aybeLadyWoman
13 weeks ago

West Dublin

I go out at night time with a head torch & put them in a lunchbox of salt 😏

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
13 weeks ago

All over


"Slugs don't like the taste of garlic, it also irritates their mucous membranes. There are instructions on Google how to make garlic spray (which deters aphids, caterpillars and beetles too).

You basically crush garlic in water and spray it on your plants. It lasts up to a month in dry weather, but reapply if heavy rain. Harmless to wildlife too and very cheap."

Thank you

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
13 weeks ago

All over


"I go out at night time with a head torch & put them in a lunchbox of salt 😏"

Oh no, couldn't

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By *icecouple561Couple
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13 weeks ago

East Sussex


"Slugs don't like the taste of garlic, it also irritates their mucous membranes. There are instructions on Google how to make garlic spray (which deters aphids, caterpillars and beetles too).

You basically crush garlic in water and spray it on your plants. It lasts up to a month in dry weather, but reapply if heavy rain. Harmless to wildlife too and very cheap.

Thank you "

It stinks to high heaven and woe betide you if you get it on your clothes or hands, add a little washing up liquid too.

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By *hirleyMan
13 weeks ago

London


"Stop being mean to slugs ffs

I'll stop being mean to them when they stop eating my plants

Put yourself in the molluscs shoes (slime) for one second, sure you'd be eating away, left and right at all that leafy goodness!

What I'd like to know is why they let the bloomin grass and s alone. "

It would be better if they ate the dandelions

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod

13 weeks ago

East Sussex


"Stop being mean to slugs ffs

I'll stop being mean to them when they stop eating my plants

Put yourself in the molluscs shoes (slime) for one second, sure you'd be eating away, left and right at all that leafy goodness!

What I'd like to know is why they let the bloomin grass and s alone.

It would be better if they ate the dandelions "

I actually encourage dandelions because my tortoise loves them. I did type the generic name of unwanted plants forgetting that it's a censored word 🤦

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By *eoBloomsMan
13 weeks ago

Springfield


"Slugs don't like the taste of garlic, it also irritates their mucous membranes. There are instructions on Google how to make garlic spray (which deters aphids, caterpillars and beetles too).

You basically crush garlic in water and spray it on your plants. It lasts up to a month in dry weather, but reapply if heavy rain. Harmless to wildlife too and very cheap.

Thank you

It stinks to high heaven and woe betide you if you get it on your clothes or hands, add a little washing up liquid too. "

Then washes off the first night when it rains 😭

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By *iltsTSgirlTV/TS
13 weeks ago

Chichester


"I went out after dark with a headtorch a pair of salad tongs and a plant pot with half an inch of salt in it. Caught hundreds of the buggers. Into the pot they go, quick shake round, and tip out the mess at the end. Repeat over several nights and it really hit the numbers. "

Yes purge the filthy Xenos

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By *hirleyMan
13 weeks ago

London


"Slugs don't like the taste of garlic, it also irritates their mucous membranes. There are instructions on Google how to make garlic spray (which deters aphids, caterpillars and beetles too).

You basically crush garlic in water and spray it on your plants. It lasts up to a month in dry weather, but reapply if heavy rain. Harmless to wildlife too and very cheap."

There's a reason that meat and foods have been marinated in these things for years, not just for flavour!

I watched a video about turmeric and what it does to human parasites. Almost indicates that this cannot be accidental and more than likely generations of passed down knowledge.

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By *hynot xCouple
13 weeks ago

Sligo


"Slugs don't like the taste of garlic, it also irritates their mucous membranes. There are instructions on Google how to make garlic spray (which deters aphids, caterpillars and beetles too).

You basically crush garlic in water and spray it on your plants. It lasts up to a month in dry weather, but reapply if heavy rain. Harmless to wildlife too and very cheap."

Chilli's also!

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By *ustyWoman
13 weeks ago

inverclyde

Salt them...egg shells didn't work for me last year

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By *hynot xCouple
13 weeks ago

Sligo


"Bitrex blue pellets used to be a thing, but not everybody wants to go down that route."

There are Organic certified pellets, but I use them as a last resort.

Try removing places they can hide, timber around beds, etc ...

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By *fffunCouple
13 weeks ago

Somewhere just outside London

Beer traps

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By *abtastic Mr FoxMan
13 weeks ago

A den in the Glen

I put some beers in done cups last night to see if it would work. Bingo, fuck all slugs. Now I have 3 homeless people and 2 neds in my back garden wanting top ups.

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By *heelerMan
13 weeks ago

Northants

Throw them over next door if you don't get on.

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13 weeks ago


"Bit of beer in a cup and they all go in there."

That's the one allotment growers use that set up.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
13 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

Ferric Phosphate, that sorts the fuckers out.

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By *lubchuckerMan
13 weeks ago

Oxfordshire

I'm plagued by slugs every summer and i've tried the old type blue pellets and those wool pellets, tried picking them up late at night and putting them in salt(used to get 60 a night easily) tried beer traps, egg shells and copper wire and tape but i'm fighting a losing battle. There's a small wood out the back of where i live and its a breeding ground for the buggers. The neighbour infront of me has let her garden get over grown and full of junk so i get attacked from both directions and after a rain shower its like slug heaven in my garden. We used to have a few hedgehogs about but not seen any for about 10 years or so now and the foxes aren't interested in slugs now since a bloke up the road started feeding them chicken every morning.

Its a never ending fight against the slimmy buggers

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By *ustlookingaround2021Man
13 weeks ago

Loughton

I used to have a massive problem with slugs, literally 100’s living under my decking and would come out at night to eat all of my plants. I tried traps but not pellets because of pets and wildlife. In the end the only thing that worked was spraying the decking and grass with the hose, waiting an hour then going out and collecting them (with gloves) and giving them a beer bath. I did this every night for a couple of weeks and I only get the occasional one now.

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By *ynamite500Man
13 weeks ago

Angus


"Slugs don't like the taste of garlic, it also irritates their mucous membranes. There are instructions on Google how to make garlic spray (which deters aphids, caterpillars and beetles too).

You basically crush garlic in water and spray it on your plants. It lasts up to a month in dry weather, but reapply if heavy rain. Harmless to wildlife too and very cheap.

There's a reason that meat and foods have been marinated in these things for years, not just for flavour!

I watched a video about turmeric and what it does to human parasites. Almost indicates that this cannot be accidental and more than likely generations of passed down knowledge. "

How very interesting 😁👍

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By *icecouple561Couple
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13 weeks ago

East Sussex


"I'm plagued by slugs every summer and i've tried the old type blue pellets and those wool pellets, tried picking them up late at night and putting them in salt(used to get 60 a night easily) tried beer traps, egg shells and copper wire and tape but i'm fighting a losing battle. There's a small wood out the back of where i live and its a breeding ground for the buggers. The neighbour infront of me has let her garden get over grown and full of junk so i get attacked from both directions and after a rain shower its like slug heaven in my garden. We used to have a few hedgehogs about but not seen any for about 10 years or so now and the foxes aren't interested in slugs now since a bloke up the road started feeding them chicken every morning.

Its a never ending fight against the slimmy buggers"

Put a thick layer of sharp sand round your plants.

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By *eoBloomsMan
13 weeks ago

Springfield

Interesting study here showing most of the common 'remedies' don't actually work, which has sadly been my experience.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45652170.amp

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