FabSwingers.com forum: revenge of the killer slug

By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Crushed up egg shells or sharp sand?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome."

Hedgehogs, they help

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Turn your garden into a mine field , plus side you’ll have no digging to do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Turn your garden into a mine field , plus side you’ll have no digging to do

I was thinking pave the garden but this blows mine away

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Plant the perimeter with something for them to eat and they won't travel further. Plus eggshells.

I hope it wasn't my slug nemesis.

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By *manaWoman
over a year ago

Basingstoke

Sand xx

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By *ssex_tomMan
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Are you sure it's the same slug ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

love slug

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Crushed up egg shells or sharp sand?"

liking this...looks like it eggs for breakfast.

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Are you sure it's the same slug ?"

well I can't be sure but I just know its got it in for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Google slug repeller fence. Bzzzzzst.

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome.

Hedgehogs, they help"

I do have a hedgehog visit but I've never seen the slug at the same time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Copper pipe , slugs dont like it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Copper pipe , slugs dont like it

Yep they don’t like it up ‘em

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Google slug repeller fence. Bzzzzzst.

I'll take a look thanks.

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Copper pipe , slugs dont like it

Yep they don’t like it up ‘em "

they're not alone there

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"love slug

the thing is I kinda respect the slug...we all got to eat.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You need to by yourself a slug hunter from Amazon. It's a A.I based machine that was created for the eradication of unwanted slugs

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Sand xx"

I don't have sand to hand but I've got eggs ..thanks

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"You need to by yourself a slug hunter from Amazon. It's a A.I based machine that was created for the eradication of unwanted slugs

I don't want to kill them just make it difficult for them

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By *olden RatioWoman
over a year ago

Buckinghamshire

"I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome.

Hedgehogs, they help

I do have a hedgehog visit but I've never seen the slug at the same time"

Maybe the hedgehog is actually the slug in disguise?!!?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome."

Bring them to our place next time, slugs feel amazing when they're crawling up and down your bare chest

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby

"I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome.

Hedgehogs, they help"
Yes thats true there,s just not enough of them around so I use beer around my runner beans..

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Diatomaceous earth is awful for them to cross, as it contains sharp crystalline edges.

Natural predators are ideal, including bird life, hedgehogs and nematodes that invade their body, introducing a pathway to the end of their lives. You can buy these online and I've used these and other natural predators and remedies for slugs and other plant problems.

If you remove individuals, take them further away, as it's reasonable for them to return over short distances. Taking them to areas of unkempt s, rather than balanced wold flowers, is a reasonable option.

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By *onbons_xxMan
over a year ago

Bolton

Sounds like he’s messing with you, get some sand in, call his bluff

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Diatomaceous earth is awful for them to cross, as it contains sharp crystalline edges.

Take it further a field...got it....I just can't bear to kill anything.

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome.

Bring them to our place next time, slugs feel amazing when they're crawling up and down your bare chest

I think I'll take your word for that

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Sounds like he’s messing with you, get some sand in, call his bluff

He is...you know you're in trouble when you can't out smart a slug

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome.

Hedgehogs, they help

I do have a hedgehog visit but I've never seen the slug at the same time

Maybe the hedgehog is actually the slug in disguise?!!?"

I am seriously considering this

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

The Nematodes I mentioned are naturally occurring pests of slugs. You'd get a small sachet seemingly of powder, which you'd add to a watering can of water and pour around your garden. They then seek out slugs naturally. I know you said you'd not want to kill them but these exist naturally and youd just be tipping the balance of species in your favour. Probably about $10-5, depending on volume and supplier.

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

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"The Nematodes I mentioned are naturally occurring pests of slugs. You'd get a small sachet seemingly of powder, which you'd add to a watering can of water and pour around your garden. They then seek out slugs naturally. I know you said you'd not want to kill them but these exist naturally and youd just be tipping the balance of species in your favour. Probably about $10-5, depending on volume and supplier. "

It would become revenge of the nematodes hmmmm

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Plant the perimeter with something for them to eat and they won't travel further. Plus eggshells.

I hope it wasn't my slug nemesis.

I think I'm going to go with egg shells

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By *uckOfTheBayMan
over a year ago

Mold

"I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome."

Buy a sacrificial Hosta

They'll happily munch on that and leave everything else

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By *nglishdoodMan
over a year ago

Morristown

"You need to by yourself a slug hunter from Amazon. It's a A.I based machine that was created for the eradication of unwanted slugs

Made by Cyberdyne Sytems? We know how that'll end...

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By *pider-WomanWoman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro

Get an air rifle, get your camouflage on and blast the little sucker out the pots

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Get an air rifle, get your camouflage on and blast the little sucker out the pots

easy there...were going with egg shells

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By *ittleAcornMan
over a year ago

visiting the beach

Beer traps are good, and I always think its how I'd like to go...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I worked hard hard in the garden and was pretty chuffed with the results.

That was until I noticed a fat little slug muching on my plants.

I removed him and took him away up the garden but it's back and now it's a large fat slug having eaten all my plants...I'm not proud but I put him next door...they've got no bedding plants.

What I really need is a deterrent.

Salt... well that just seems to harsh.

pellets I don't want to kill anything.

Beer ...could watch him get pissed and drown but I'd rather not.

Anyone got any harmless slug deterrents...all suggestions welcome.

Hedgehogs, they help"

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By *pider-WomanWoman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro

"Get an air rifle, get your camouflage on and blast the little sucker out the pots

easy there...were going with egg shells

I don't have a slug problem hah

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By *nabelle21 OP Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Get an air rifle, get your camouflage on and blast the little sucker out the pots

easy there...were going with egg shells

I don't have a slug problem hah

If I get an attack of nematodes I reckon your the woman for the job

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sharpe sand , one bucket full will go along way , if you smile nicely at a friendly builder , I am sure he will let you have some

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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago

In my happy place

Well the four inch long slug at my back door last night has gone on his holidays!

Picked up with kitchen roll and set free on the ooen plan lawn round the corner

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