Has anyone had any experience of using nematodes as an organic
biological way to control slugs and snails in the garden or allotment?

Ed

On 1/5/08 15:44, in article DZSdnR9ZRJnwSoTVnZ2dnUVZ8uCdnZ2d@plusnet, "Ed"
ex@directory wrote:

Has anyone had any experience of using nematodes as an organic
biological way to control slugs and snails in the garden or allotment?

Ed

Yes, we use them here on the Nursery, particularly in the areas where plants
are stored in the open. They're not 100% but not far off - very good idea.
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South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

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Has anyone had any experience of using nematodes as an organic biological
way to control slugs and snails in the garden or allotment?

Ed

Yes, we have used them for the past few years on our potatoes and they seem
to work well. Unfortunately we have not done a control to compare. With the
amount of rain we get and the previous amount of slug damage noted on our
plots, however, there is no doubt in our minds that the nematodes do the
business.


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On 1/5/08 15:44, in article DZSdnR9ZRJnwSoTVnZ2dnUVZ8uCdnZ2d@plusnet, "Ed"
ex@directory wrote:

Has anyone had any experience of using nematodes as an organic
biological way to control slugs and snails in the garden or allotment?

Ed

Yes, we use them here on the Nursery, particularly in the areas where
plants
are stored in the open. They're not 100% but not far off - very good
idea.

I've always felt there are rather expensive, much cheaper to use slug
pellets!

Alan


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South Devon
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children.'

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Has anyone had any experience of using nematodes as an organic biological
way to control slugs and snails in the garden or allotment?

Ed
we used them at watford fc to counteract leather jackets and worked a treat

In article DZSdnR9ZRJnwSoTVnZ2dnUVZ8uCdnZ2d@plusnet, ex@directory
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Has anyone had any experience of using nematodes as an organic
biological way to control slugs and snails in the garden or allotment?

I treated two of my raised beds beds with nematodes a fortnight ago.
Last weekend I noticed that slugs were attacking the brassicas on the
patio, in the cold frame. I moved the remaining seedlings to one of the
raised beds, ready to be planted, last weekend. They haven't been
touched since.

I'm currently very happy with nematodes!

On 01/05/08 17:51, alan holmes wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 1/5/08 15:44, in article DZSdnR9ZRJnwSoTVnZ2dnUVZ8uCdnZ2d@plusnet, "Ed"
ex@directory wrote:

Has anyone had any experience of using nematodes as an organic
biological way to control slugs and snails in the garden or allotment?

Ed
Yes, we use them here on the Nursery, particularly in the areas where
plants
are stored in the open. They're not 100% but not far off - very good
idea.

I've always felt there are rather expensive, much cheaper to use slug
pellets!

Alan

I think the idea is that, because the microscopic nematodes are applied
by watering can, they penetrate the soil and destroy the slugs lurking
underground , especially the juveniles that won't get a chance to
reproduce. This sounds particularly good for a potato crop where the
damage is done under the soil to the tubers.

Of course, I could also use slugs pellets on the surface soil.

Ed