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On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:30:21 +0100, MadCow wrote:

Who what are the B*stards? I think I would agree with you.

On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:30:21 +0100, MadCow wrote:

Who what are the B*stards? I think I would agree with you.

In message , joevan
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On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:30:21 +0100, MadCow wrote:

Who what are the B*stards? I think I would agree with you.

Several species of small slugs.

The bud was perfect when I did my round with a torch the previous night,
but by morning they'd done that to it. An uninteresting dwarf bearded
iris from the garden centre was untouched, they'd got to butcher the one
I really wanted to see!

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On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:34:21 +0100, MadCow wrote:

In message , joevan
writes
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:30:21 +0100, MadCow wrote:

Who what are the B*stards? I think I would agree with you.

Several species of small slugs.

The bud was perfect when I did my round with a torch the previous night,
but by morning they'd done that to it. An uninteresting dwarf bearded
iris from the garden centre was untouched, they'd got to butcher the one
I really wanted to see!
We used stale beer or left over beer in containers recessed in the
ground around plants years ago. The slugs would fall in and sizzle. It
seemes to get rid of them real fast. That was 30 plus years ago so I
may not be right on it now, but it may be worth a try.

Or crushed egg shells around the base of the plants? I should not even
suggest such things as I'm a vegetarian and can not promote such, but
if someone else in the house eats eggs, I can not suggest throwing the
shells away, so asking for the leftover shells with a grand smile works
very well!

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Jim Carlock
More Than Five Senses
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...ve_senses.html

In message , joevan
writes

We used stale beer or left over beer in containers recessed in the
ground around plants years ago. The slugs would fall in and sizzle. It
seemes to get rid of them real fast. That was 30 plus years ago so I
may not be right on it now, but it may be worth a try.

What nationality beer? Ours is fatal to molluscs only when they drink
themselves to death which is a waste of beer.

Or crushed egg shells around the base of the plants? I should not even
suggest such things as I'm a vegetarian and can not promote such, but
if someone else in the house eats eggs, I can not suggest throwing the
shells away, so asking for the leftover shells with a grand smile works
very well!

Would chopped snail shells work? I am not a vegetarian. No British
gardener can have ethical objections to killing molluscs.
When I'm dead they can eat me.

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Sue ];(