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Tips on how to care for your garden, flowers, fruit trees, roses, gardenias, how to make and use compost, etc.Winter Chat is allowed until Spring.

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19. juni 2012, 11:00:04

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Just a quick question on slug and snail control...

I'm trying out using aluminium foil as a deterrent rather than using slug pellets. Can anyone advise on the effectiveness of aluminium foil v copper, as I've heard good things about it as well.

Or, if you've not found them effective as a deterrent, can someone recommend a good animal and children safe alternative?

Cheers :)

19. juni 2012, 21:16:04

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Emne: Re: Beer

(V): I make home brew and I find the tailings in a small pot are excellent, and to make them child proff you can place it under a pot as long as there is acess for the slugs.

20. juni 2012, 01:06:41

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Emne: Re: Beer

skipinnz: Beer I'll use, making it 'investigation safe' is easy enough. Yet I am finding (after finding various articles on the net) foil and copper are not to slugs taste! As a point blank deterrent it's discouraged all but one little salad muncher. Though that could have been through proximity to a low wall.

20. juni 2012, 01:24:19

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Emne: Re: Beer

(V): I've found the darker bees(malt) are more to the slugs taste but they'll go after a good european lager. :-)

20. juni 2012, 19:20:45

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Emne: Re: Beer

skipinnz: Damn.. I have to sacrifice some good of the good stuff!!

I can handle it *sniff*