Cumberpach wrote:
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To protect outdoor tomatoes from slugs, I cut the bottoms off the plant pots
and then half bury the pots in the soil. I then put a thin one inch wide
layer of vaseline/petrolium jelly, around the outside rim. Slugs and snails
wont cross it. Replenish every 3 weeks.

Thanks I'll give that one ago and if it works I'll dump my ash onto the
compost.
Kev,