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"Judith in France" wrote in message ... On Nov 10, 3:57 pm, Rusty_Hinge wrote: The message from Judith in France contains these words: I tried organic methods, once, of getting rid keeping slugs and snails off my plants in pots, but, they were in the soil, I handpicked several times but they still came back and I resorted to slug pellets. On my parents grave, I have an awful problem when putting fresh flowers there, within a couple of days they are almost eaten! They are buried in a lovely old flint walled churchyard and I don't like to throw green pellets around, any tips??? Throw blue ones? D&RFC -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig I tried egg shells Rusty, that was a waste of time. I've used soft soap/green soap with success against slugs and snails, they hate the stuff. You can buy soft soap/green soap in small tubs in some garden centres, it's a sticky brown compound. The soap must be made with potassium, not sodium. Is that to do with potassium being a nutrient? I spray the soil around my plants with a solution of this stuff and it seems to work. I also rub the soft soap around the edges of my trays in the greenhouse, the slugs won't cross it, like garlic to vampires. someone |
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writes Rusty_Hinge wrote: My good friend Anne told me you were not only a mine of information but a barrel of laughs, Seems she was right. Oo-er! Would this be the Anne who has a black cat sitting on the besom with her? Oh, wow! That's a predigious BZZZZT! :-) -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |
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from Anne Welsh Jackson contains these words: Rusty_Hinge wrote: My good friend Anne told me you were not only a mine of information but a barrel of laughs, Seems she was right. Oo-er! Would this be the Anne who has a black cat sitting on the besom with her? Oh, wow! That's a predigious memory you have there... If I remember correctly, it was you who played about with both "me" and the cat? How many years ago was that? A canny few, I'd hazard... 'Twas I indeed. I cannae unforget how canny thobut. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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from Bobbie contains these words: Now I like the sound of that. I use a soap solution for black fly and it also works pretty well with most aphids. I just continue to look for organic alternatives to all the toxic chemicals we have used for so many years. Not only that, the chemicals kill off the good guys. I have never tried it against slugs. I will now. Gwan! Agent Orange! DDT! Red lead! Arsenic! Strychnine! Mix em all together and I bet it gets rid of yer slugs... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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from Anne Welsh Jackson contains these words: Rusty_Hinge wrote: The problem in the country graveyard where my parents are buried isn't slugs, it's rabbits, so slug pellets wouldn't work... shotgun pellets might! Ah there I can help. Have operational 10 bore, a big stack of rifles from ·22" to (wait for it) 4-bore. However, I think that the slugs from the last might be a tad unwelcome in a graveyard, being an inch in diameter, and weighing-in at a tad over a quarter of a pound... A source of smiles - as ever! G Only if you are on neither end of the monster innit. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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The message from Bobbie contains these words: Now I like the sound of that. I use a soap solution for black fly and it also works pretty well with most aphids. I just continue to look for organic alternatives to all the toxic chemicals we have used for so many years. Not only that, the chemicals kill off the good guys. I have never tried it against slugs. I will now. Gwan! Agent Orange! DDT! Red lead! Arsenic! Strychnine! Mix em all together and I bet it gets rid of yer slugs... LOL, fer sure.....and every other thing in sight. I would love to see folks use less chemical methods, but I do realise that with Balsam and Japanese Knot weed creeping up on us like invading Triffids, soft soap isn't always the answer. Grand daughters are good. We pay ours to hand pick caterpillars, and netting will often deter carrot fly. It's hard work I know, but I have dogs and goats and chickens and poisons are out. However we are almost self sufficient in vegetables now and the flower beds have been a real treat this year. btw did you have many Crane fly this year? Bobbie |
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from Anne Welsh Jackson contains these words: Rusty_Hinge wrote: Anne Welsh Jackson wrote: Rusty_Hinge wrote: My good friend Anne told me you were not only a mine of information but a barrel of laughs, Seems she was right. Oo-er! Would this be the Anne who has a black cat sitting on the besom with her? Oh, wow! That's a predigious memory you have there... If I remember correctly, it was you who played about with both "me" and the cat? How many years ago was that? A canny few, I'd hazard... 'Twas I indeed. I cannae unforget how canny thobut. I part-exchanged the besom for a motorbike in 2001... I exchanged some folding stuff for mine. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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from Anne Welsh Jackson contains these words: Rusty_Hinge wrote: Anne Welsh Jackson wrote: Rusty_Hinge wrote: The problem in the country graveyard where my parents are buried isn't slugs, it's rabbits, so slug pellets wouldn't work... shotgun pellets might! Ah there I can help. Have operational 10 bore, a big stack of rifles from ·22" to (wait for it) 4-bore. However, I think that the slugs from the last might be a tad unwelcome in a graveyard, being an inch in diameter, and weighing-in at a tad over a quarter of a pound... A source of smiles - as ever! G Only if you are on neither end of the monster innit. I couldn't hit a cow on the arse with a banjo, never mind a rabbit with a slug - of whatever dimensions... It's like firing about four barrels of a twelve-bore magnum all at once... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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from Bobbie contains these words: LOL, fer sure.....and every other thing in sight. I would love to see folks use less chemical methods, but I do realise that with Balsam and Japanese Knot weed creeping up on us like invading Triffids, soft soap isn't always the answer. Grand daughters are good. We pay ours to hand pick caterpillars, and netting will often deter carrot fly. Best way to deter carrot fly is to grow your carrots in raised beds. If that's impractical, in something like a window box or deep growbag placed at an altitude of around three feet or more. It's hard work I know, but I have dogs and goats and chickens and poisons are out. Well, if they are your dogs and goats and chickens... However we are almost self sufficient in vegetables now and the flower beds have been a real treat this year. btw did you have many Crane fly this year? Not that many, no. Last year was worse. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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from Anne Welsh Jackson contains these words: Rusty_Hinge wrote: I part-exchanged the besom for a motorbike in 2001... I exchanged some folding stuff for mine. Aye, that an' aaa! http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/...r/bike_001.jpg -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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from Anne Welsh Jackson contains these words: Rusty_Hinge wrote: Anne Welsh Jackson wrote: Rusty_Hinge wrote: I part-exchanged the besom for a motorbike in 2001... I exchanged some folding stuff for mine. Aye, that an' aaa! http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/...r/bike_001.jpg Bonnie bike. Front tyre's needin a bit air, thobut... ;-) 'Sneeding a wee bittie mair ATM. shed Got to ohl some tired leavers innit. /shed -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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from Anne Welsh Jackson contains these words: Rusty_Hinge wrote: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/...r/bike_001.jpg Bonnie bike. Front tyre's needin a bit air, thobut... ;-) 'Sneeding a wee bittie mair ATM. shed Got to ohl some tired leavers innit. /shed Kin ee no borree sum? Prolly, but all it needs is a top-up every few months, and I keep forgetting to put levers on the shopping-list. Will I remember now? Watch this space... -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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"Judith in France" wrote in message ... On Nov 10, 3:57 pm, Rusty_Hinge wrote: The message from Judith in France contains these words: I tried organic methods, once, of getting rid keeping slugs and snails off my plants in pots, but, they were in the soil, I handpicked several times but they still came back and I resorted to slug pellets. On my parents grave, I have an awful problem when putting fresh flowers there, within a couple of days they are almost eaten! They are buried in a lovely old flint walled churchyard and I don't like to throw green pellets around, any tips??? Throw blue ones? D&RFC -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig I tried egg shells Rusty, that was a waste of time. Judith Hi Judith, I confess I haven't tried this, but I've heard that slugs and snails don't like coffee grounds. If it works, it would be great for you because they'd be almost invisible *and* free - provided you drink lots of coffee or contact a helpful coffee shop. Worth trying, perhaps? Spider |
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On Nov 17, 9:51 pm, "Spider" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in ... On Nov 10, 3:57 pm, Rusty_Hinge wrote: The message from Judith in France contains these words: I tried organic methods, once, of getting rid keeping slugs and snails off my plants in pots, but, they were in the soil, I handpicked several times but they still came back and I resorted to slug pellets. On my parents grave, I have an awful problem when putting fresh flowers there, within a couple of days they are almost eaten! They are buried in a lovely old flint walled churchyard and I don't like to throw green pellets around, any tips??? Throw blue ones? D&RFC -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig I tried egg shells Rusty, that was a waste of time. Judith Hi Judith, I confess I haven't tried this, but I've heard that slugs and snails don't like coffee grounds. If it works, it would be great for you because they'd be almost invisible *and* free - provided you drink lots of coffee or contact a helpful coffee shop. Worth trying, perhaps? Spider I will tell my sister in England about the coffee grounds, she could save hers up and sprinkle them on, thanks Spider. Judith |
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