On 10/10/06 18:00, in article
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Philippe Gautier wrote:
Funny, I tried the nematodes without any success in my garden and
concluded that it was too damp and cold!!!


Was it in spring? Because that's when you ought to do it. Twice at 3
weeks intervals.



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Very misleading indeed.


One *starts* applying it in spring when the ground has reached a temp
of
above 5°C or 40°F. You can use nematodes outdoors between mid March
and
October. It can/should then be used continually, every SIX WEEKS
throughout
the year. It's also a good idea to apply it in autumn before the slugs
lay
their eggs. You need to use it for 2 to 3 years before seeing the
full
benefits but it certainly does work.
However, if you apply it only in spring and only twice at 3 weekly
intervals, of course it won't work.
For vine weevil, we apply it in April and October and we don't have
vine
weevil.


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"La Puce" wrote in message


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Philippe Gautier wrote:
Funny, I tried the nematodes without any success in my garden and
concluded that it was too damp and cold!!!

Was it in spring? Because that's when you ought to do it. Twice at 3
weeks intervals. You will see the results the following years by seeing
less or none of the tiny little black slugs. I'm looking forward to
next spring to give my experiment a scoring point (cross fingers ;o)

Tu es francais?


At the risk of being verbally abused and physically assaulted by you I
must
point out serious errors in your post.
The nematodes will only survive above 5C. The time for application is
when
you can guarantee that below 5C is not likely at nights or daytime.