16-09-2014, 08:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris French
In message , Bob Hobden
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"David Hill" wrote ...
Just a thought
Do Slug nematodes have any effect on snails?
Do they have any effect of slugs? We tried them once, we bought a
seasons treatment and had to water them onto our potato bed every few
weeks, but unfortunately what they don't tell you before you buy is
that you have to keep the soil moist, impossible here as we aren't
allowed to use a hose on our allotment site and we also seem to be a
dry spot rain wise. So the result was £25 down and still slug damage.
Been cheaper to buy bags of organic spuds.
It does work, we used to have a dreadful problem with slugs in our Leeds
garden (on heavy clay, so quite damp) Since we moved down to
Cambridgeshire, - not the Fens, on a free draining gravelly soil,
whildt we still have slugs, they don't seem to cause us a much of a
problem really.
The nematodes did work, certainly reduced the slug problem, but not that
cheap - though we didn't use the full amount rcommended.
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I have read of a way to make your own slug nematodes. One bucket with a cover to which is added 2 inches of water, a pile of greens edible to slugs, and about 20 slugs. Ensure sufficient greenery so that the slugs don't drown. If all the slugs have died within 3 weeks the chances are that it has been caused by nematodes. All you need is one slug to be infected with nematodes. Tip the water into a watering can and top up with water and use it to water your garden. I was thinking of giving it a try this year but I have breeding slow worms in my garden and I am not sure if nematode infected slugs in their diet could cause them any harm.
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