A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water
to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and
says she never has any problem with slugs as.
Said does it about twice in the summer months

On 1/6/08 17:30, in article , "Tonz"
wrote:

A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water
to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and
says she never has any problem with slugs as.
Said does it about twice in the summer months


Yes, it's one the recommended methods but I've never tried it myself.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 1/6/08 17:34, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:32:06 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 1/6/08 17:30, in article , "Tonz"
wrote:

A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water
to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and
says she never has any problem with slugs as.
Said does it about twice in the summer months


Yes, it's one the recommended methods but I've never tried it myself.

If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto.

Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Tonz" wrote in message
...
A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the
water to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her
plants , and says she never has any problem with slugs as.
Said does it about twice in the summer months


Yes it was on TV during Chelsea week by a lady who has the National
collection of Hostas


Kind regards

Mike

In article ,
Sacha writes:
|
| A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water
| to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and
| says she never has any problem with slugs as.
| Said does it about twice in the summer months
|
| Yes, it's one the recommended methods but I've never tried it myself.
|
| If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto.
|
| Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes.

Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal DNA.

Now, if you invent a method to discourage trolls, the net would be
beating a path to your door.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 1 Jun, 17:30, "Tonz" wrote:
A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the water
to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants , and
says she never has any problem with slugs as.
Said does it about twice in the summer months

Fantastic stuff - I use it all the time and plant garlic gloves
amongst my sprouts - good with cabbage too, (and roses to deter
aphids) but we don't eat much cabbage so I don't grow it. See the link
for more info.

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/pdfs...NP3-Garlic.pdf

On 1/6/08 18:40, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
|
| A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the
water
| to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her plants
, and
| says she never has any problem with slugs as.
| Said does it about twice in the summer months
|
| Yes, it's one the recommended methods but I've never tried it myself.
|
| If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto.
|
| Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes.

Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal DNA.

How have they got away with that? There was a report of some such company
trying to patent a plant used in medicine, I think. It was too long ago for
me to remember the details but it failed because the tree had been around
for thousands of years and couldn't be considered anyone's property. Does
anyone remember the details of this? It's so annoying to have it hovering
on the edge of my memory, especially when something like this comes up!

Now, if you invent a method to discourage trolls, the net would be
beating a path to your door.


I suppose a 12 bore is out of the question? ;-)) Console yourself with the
thought that half term is nearly over......


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In article ,
acha writes:
|
| | If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto.
| |
| | Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes.
|
| Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal DNA.
|
| How have they got away with that? There was a report of some such company
| trying to patent a plant used in medicine, I think. It was too long ago for
| me to remember the details but it failed because the tree had been around
| for thousands of years and couldn't be considered anyone's property. Does
| anyone remember the details of this? It's so annoying to have it hovering
| on the edge of my memory, especially when something like this comes up!

Yes. It was neem and it didn't fail.

The company called in favours from the USA government, who then leant
heavily on India, whose government eventually capitulated.

The UK is trying to pressure the EU to accept USA patents and their
use, but thank God so far wiser heads have overridden our ********
[ that word is far ruder than any obscenity, but I won't fill in
the gaps].


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , Tonz
writes
A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the
water to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her
plants , and says she never has any problem with slugs as.
Said does it about twice in the summer months


Not sure I'd want my lettuces sprayed with it
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

Can't hurt to try it.

On 1/6/08 19:44, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
acha writes:
|
| | If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto.
| |
| | Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes.
|
| Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal DNA.
|
| How have they got away with that? There was a report of some such company
| trying to patent a plant used in medicine, I think. It was too long ago
for
| me to remember the details but it failed because the tree had been around
| for thousands of years and couldn't be considered anyone's property. Does
| anyone remember the details of this? It's so annoying to have it hovering
| on the edge of my memory, especially when something like this comes up!

Yes. It was neem and it didn't fail.

The company called in favours from the USA government, who then leant
heavily on India, whose government eventually capitulated.

The UK is trying to pressure the EU to accept USA patents and their
use, but thank God so far wiser heads have overridden our ********
[ that word is far ruder than any obscenity, but I won't fill in
the gaps].


Neem? Hmmm, don't remember that but I'm sure your memory of this is better
than mine! And no need to fill in the gaps, either.


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 1/6/08 22:45, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:40:23 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 1/6/08 19:44, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
acha writes:
|
| | If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto.
| |
| | Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes.
|
| Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal DNA.
|
| How have they got away with that? There was a report of some such
company
| trying to patent a plant used in medicine, I think. It was too long ago
for
| me to remember the details but it failed because the tree had been around
| for thousands of years and couldn't be considered anyone's property.
Does
| anyone remember the details of this? It's so annoying to have it
hovering
| on the edge of my memory, especially when something like this comes up!

Yes. It was neem and it didn't fail.

The company called in favours from the USA government, who then leant
heavily on India, whose government eventually capitulated.

The UK is trying to pressure the EU to accept USA patents and their
use, but thank God so far wiser heads have overridden our ********
[ that word is far ruder than any obscenity, but I won't fill in
the gaps].


Neem? Hmmm, don't remember that but I'm sure your memory of this is better
than mine! And no need to fill in the gaps, either.

There's plenty of people selling iffy stuff in bottles without a patent as
premium lager.

But probably not Monsanto!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 1/6/08 23:03, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:56:28 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 1/6/08 22:45, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:40:23 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 1/6/08 19:44, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
acha writes:
|
| | If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto.
| |
| | Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes.
|
| Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal DNA.
|
| How have they got away with that? There was a report of some such
company
| trying to patent a plant used in medicine, I think. It was too long
ago
for
| me to remember the details but it failed because the tree had been
around
| for thousands of years and couldn't be considered anyone's property.
Does
| anyone remember the details of this? It's so annoying to have it
hovering
| on the edge of my memory, especially when something like this comes up!

Yes. It was neem and it didn't fail.

The company called in favours from the USA government, who then leant
heavily on India, whose government eventually capitulated.

The UK is trying to pressure the EU to accept USA patents and their
use, but thank God so far wiser heads have overridden our ********
[ that word is far ruder than any obscenity, but I won't fill in
the gaps].


Neem? Hmmm, don't remember that but I'm sure your memory of this is better
than mine! And no need to fill in the gaps, either.

There's plenty of people selling iffy stuff in bottles without a patent as
premium lager.

But probably not Monsanto!

Heineken sell a slug killer )

Not according to EU regulations they don't! ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 1/6/08 23:06, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:04:44 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 1/6/08 23:03, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:56:28 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 1/6/08 22:45, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:40:23 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 1/6/08 19:44, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
acha writes:
|
| | If it worked it would be sold in bottles by Monsanto.
| |
| | Doubt it. They can't patent garlic. Or nematodes.
|
| Don't bet on it - they have patented neem, and people's personal
DNA.
|
| How have they got away with that? There was a report of some such
company
| trying to patent a plant used in medicine, I think. It was too long
ago
for
| me to remember the details but it failed because the tree had been
around
| for thousands of years and couldn't be considered anyone's property.
Does
| anyone remember the details of this? It's so annoying to have it
hovering
| on the edge of my memory, especially when something like this comes
up!

Yes. It was neem and it didn't fail.

The company called in favours from the USA government, who then leant
heavily on India, whose government eventually capitulated.

The UK is trying to pressure the EU to accept USA patents and their
use, but thank God so far wiser heads have overridden our ********
[ that word is far ruder than any obscenity, but I won't fill in
the gaps].


Neem? Hmmm, don't remember that but I'm sure your memory of this is
better
than mine! And no need to fill in the gaps, either.

There's plenty of people selling iffy stuff in bottles without a patent as
premium lager.

But probably not Monsanto!

Heineken sell a slug killer )

Not according to EU regulations they don't! ;-)

It's not described as a slug killer on the bottle, but it works.

Precisely. Just like washing up liquid for aphids. Can't use that either.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In article , Martin
writes
On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:35:12 +0100, Janet Tweedy
wrote:

In article , Tonz
writes
A friend of mine said she boils a couple of garlic cloves , leaves the
water to cool and then adds it to the water she is going to water her
plants , and says she never has any problem with slugs as.
Said does it about twice in the summer months


Not sure I'd want my lettuces sprayed with it

Garlic dressing?


No our choice is hellman's mayonnaise light
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk