Why not make discrete use of slug pellets. They are poisonous but
biodegradable and I think the main problem lies in their indiscriminate use.
If you use them to protect precious plants only and remove the corpses of
slugs and snails, poisoning of birds, amphibians and hedgehogs is avoided.
I don't think a frog would respond too well to having his/her skin brushed
with Aluminium sulphate.
Slugs are essentially scavengers and thrive under the artificial conditions
introduced by gardeners.
Regards
David T
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Anyone got an opinion on either OR know anything else that works.

They don't like crawling over wood ash, so if you have or know
someone with a woodburning stove, save some to make a defensive
ring
around each lily. Failing that, fine beach sand. I find they don't
like
crushed dry bracken, or roughly shopped comfrey leaves, either.

I just bit the bullet and bought some more Alu sulphate. It looks
harmless
enough (as long as you do not get it in any orifices)
and I have even seen it in organic gardening shops. For the
greenhouse,
I
will try half plastic bottles.

it has just finished raining here in the evening. I am going out
shortly
with some gumboots, salt and flash light to catch some slugs and
snails.

rob

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I think your last chapter is the more successful method of slug disposal.
However the species is under law protection, - I think, - so if a Bobby
shines his Peeler lamp upon you, your best excuse would to tell him you
are
straight out of the pub and micturation is of immediately imminence. He
won't be able to spell that so he'll probably put his pencil away and
shuffle off, muttering that he has an appointment with a big pie which
his
favourite servant-girl holds waiting for him in a certain back street
kitchen windowledge.
Doug.
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