tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post5560601798742243531..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Containers, pansies and slugs.Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-76750631184856667122010-10-17T09:58:44.254+00:002010-10-17T09:58:44.254+00:00Bet you don't use your home brew! Frogs do hel...Bet you don't use your home brew! Frogs do help but will be absent over winter.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81597890806028561702010-10-16T17:10:29.560+00:002010-10-16T17:10:29.560+00:00I've not tried a blow torch, there's an id...I've not tried a blow torch, there's an idea. But the beer traps do the job, I have a few dotted around the greenhouse. Having neighbours with ponds full of frogs also helps.Damohttp://www.twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75353060041989270992010-10-14T19:08:47.545+00:002010-10-14T19:08:47.545+00:00We may just end up with woolly slugs Carrie.
A bi...We may just end up with woolly slugs Carrie.<br /><br />A bit violent aren't you Craig - so do the birds still fly straight after dining on slugs in ale?<br /><br />Hi Fran - glad it was of interest - you'll get thereSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15952791855942633842010-10-14T18:12:57.692+00:002010-10-14T18:12:57.692+00:00Hi, thanks for dropping by my blog and for the lin...Hi, thanks for dropping by my blog and for the link to your website. It did give me inspiration and hope that one day my allotment could look as good as yours and be as productive!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88528004770387314182010-10-12T20:11:16.675+00:002010-10-12T20:11:16.675+00:00I put down plenty of beer traps in the garden, and...I put down plenty of beer traps in the garden, and go out with a blow torch and light after 10 p.m., don't worry about the morning after the birds love the ready cooked treats too, scatter a few slug pellets for extra measure. Do this early in the season, you won't have to worry about the rest. Works for me!The Boy Ollertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551038094292328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65583052738842197132010-10-12T16:37:56.525+00:002010-10-12T16:37:56.525+00:00Ahh the enemy!!! Darn them all. I'd be very in...Ahh the enemy!!! Darn them all. I'd be very interested in hearing about the results of all your different methods and the poddle hair too! I'm afraid we just liberally apply organic slug pellets so no helpful tips from me xCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72312002754288653622010-10-12T08:56:31.093+00:002010-10-12T08:56:31.093+00:00You're right about the nothing being 100% effe...You're right about the nothing being 100% effective Jo - it's just a case of trying to keep on top of things isn't it? Exploding slugs Yuk! I'll update on the poodle wool. At least the pansies are snug and warm in their woollen duvet!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-52781233818363258792010-10-12T08:04:08.585+00:002010-10-12T08:04:08.585+00:00I'll be interested to know if the poodle wool ...I'll be interested to know if the poodle wool works. Slugs are such a problem but I don't think any measure works 100%. I keep hearing about bran being used as a slug deterrent. Apparently the slugs eat the bran which then swells up inside them so much that the slug explodes. Talk about getting your own back.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13796011193633163312010-10-12T02:51:11.460+00:002010-10-12T02:51:11.460+00:00A little trick to keep salt from getting to the pl...A little trick to keep salt from getting to the plants or falling with the rain. <br /><br />Put some white glue all along the trim of the planter and then add the salt on top,the white glue dries and becomes transparent so it wont look messy.<br /><br />When it's dry with the salt the trim will look like a glass with ice on the border. You can make patterns to make it more interesting. <br /><br />If you get a mild glue, when you get tired of it you can just peel it off and the pot will not have any residues.<br /><br />Just remember to put enough salt so the glue doesn't cover it or nullify the effect.<br /><br />Also, your pansies look beautiful with the rock mulch~ferhttp://www.mygardeninjapan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1426182598731747452010-10-11T18:00:16.399+00:002010-10-11T18:00:16.399+00:00I love the idea of poodle wool- does your sister h...I love the idea of poodle wool- does your sister have a ready supply or does she get from somewhere - is there a bald poodle at the end this story!<br />The muscari are a fabulous colour- look forward to seeing them in the spring.freerangegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535925508133692539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12865015535367919202010-10-11T16:45:57.619+00:002010-10-11T16:45:57.619+00:00Does salt harm the plants? I know vaseline can als...Does salt harm the plants? I know vaseline can also be a deterrent but it is a bit messy. The frogs, toads and hedgehogs have been good allies over spring, summer but they'll soon be hibernating. <br /><br />We do feed the birds and I think some have made meals of snails and maybe slugs as we have found smashed snail shells.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87657706749561428482010-10-11T16:35:23.463+00:002010-10-11T16:35:23.463+00:00Salt works...if you sprinkle some around the edges...Salt works...if you sprinkle some around the edges of your containers...problem is it does heed topping up.....I don't really know...some toads and hedgehogs in the garden maybe??? Feed the birds and attract them too????<br /><br />K maybe some of those ideas are a little extreme...I hope your copper tape and granite work!!allotments4you.comhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.com