"Judith" wrote in message
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On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:44:28 +0100, "Graham Harrison"
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"Judith" wrote in message
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I am contemplating giving either that - or something similar a go.

What is people's experience - and any particular source recommended.



I buy my Nemaslug from the Organic Gardening Catalogue. It seems to work
for me. I sometimes think my neighbours must wonder about me because
I've
been know to apply it while it is raining - all they see is me watering
the
garden in the rain!

A couple of points (which may be obvious so apologies) (1) you need a rose
with large holes. The average rose you get with a watering can won't
work
(2) you apply it to the soil, not the plant - a mistake I made the first
couple of treatments.



Thanks - if you are applying to the soil - could you not dispense with the
rose?

When you get a bag of them - are they mixed in with something else. I am
wondering why you are saying you need a rose with large holes.

It arrives in what I can only describe as a ready meal packet which has an
expiry date, store them in the fridge! You slide off the cardboard outer,
peel back the film from the tray and you're confronted with a light gray
coloured cross between a powder and ultrafine and ultrashort hair, You
then take 1/8th (I buy the bigger pack) of that and put it on your can, mix
with water and away you go. Even though it's mixed with water it doesn't
dissolve hence it won't fit through the holes on a normal can. Actually,
now that you mention it, I haven't read that bit of the instructions
recently, I have a big hole rose, I use a big hole rose! Roses with big
holes are out there but you have to look. I think I found mine in about
the 3rd Garden Centre. I suspect the logic is that a rose will disperse
the liquid over a wider area. I suppose an alternative might be to mix and
then use an indoor watering can.