In article ,
Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2014 11:12:08 +0100, Broadback
wrote:

I have never know them so prolific, many of my seedlings are being
"mowed" as soon as they can be reached. I cannot walk along any garden
path without treading on the blighters. Ugh! I assume I am not alone in
this, normally I rarely see a snail. Where are the thrushes when I need
them?

Something eats the slugs and snails in my garden because there are
hardly any to be seen. I've never used anything to kill them and I've
only seen one thrush other than blackbirds. If I find out what is
controlling the slugs and snails I will packet it!

They used to be a minor nuisance here, because of (relatively) cold
spells in winter and (relatively) hot, dry ones in summer, but were
ghastly last year and far worse this year. My wife started picking
and salting them last year, because she got tired of treading on them,
and this year I have 23 home-made slug and have used Slugclear several
times.

I had to unplant my Hydrangea paniculata to get it to survive, and I
have lost ALL my tarragon, in addition to extensive other damage.
I am about to resow carrots for the FOURTH time.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.