After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty water
to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty water
to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

compost heap? bury them!

Sheila ] said:

"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty water
to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

compost heap?


I do not have a compost heap. Unfortunately I do not have the room nor
do I have the waste to put on it as I have a relatively small garden
with no grass.

Just a couple beds and lots of pots. :-)

bury them!

It is the saltiness of the water rather than the bodies that is causing
me concern - would it be ok to pour that on to my garden?

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"Yellow" wrote in message
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Sheila ] said:

"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty water
to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

compost heap?


I do not have a compost heap. Unfortunately I do not have the room nor
do I have the waste to put on it as I have a relatively small garden
with no grass.

Just a couple beds and lots of pots. :-)

bury them!

It is the saltiness of the water rather than the bodies that is causing
me concern - would it be ok to pour that on to my garden?

Garden Path?
Car Hardstanding?
Road?

Let the birds pick at them. This is the alternative we do for the odd few.

Mike

Yellow wrote:
Sheila ] said:

"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty
water to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

compost heap?


I do not have a compost heap. Unfortunately I do not have the room nor
do I have the waste to put on it as I have a relatively small garden
with no grass.

Just a couple beds and lots of pots. :-)

bury them!

It is the saltiness of the water rather than the bodies that is
causing me concern - would it be ok to pour that on to my garden?
NO! Not on your garden. The salt will kill everything in sight. I'd say a
street drain............but that's illegal, so I didn't say it
--
Pete C
London UK

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"Pete C" wrote in message
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Yellow wrote:
Sheila ] said:

"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty
water to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

compost heap?


I do not have a compost heap. Unfortunately I do not have the room nor
do I have the waste to put on it as I have a relatively small garden
with no grass.

Just a couple beds and lots of pots. :-)

bury them!

It is the saltiness of the water rather than the bodies that is
causing me concern - would it be ok to pour that on to my garden?
NO! Not on your garden. The salt will kill everything in sight. I'd say a
street drain............but that's illegal, so I didn't say it
--
Pete C
London UK


So next time, use boiling water :-))

Mike

'Mike' wrote:


Yellow wrote:
Sheila ] said:

"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection
of slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of
salty water to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

compost heap?


I do not have a compost heap. Unfortunately I do not have the room
nor do I have the waste to put on it as I have a relatively small
garden with no grass.

Just a couple beds and lots of pots. :-)

bury them!

It is the saltiness of the water rather than the bodies that is
causing me concern - would it be ok to pour that on to my garden?
NO! Not on your garden. The salt will kill everything in sight. I'd
say a street drain............but that's illegal, so I didn't say it
--
Pete C
London UK


So next time, use boiling water :-))

Mike
But salt them after cooking
--
Pete C
London UK

Pete C ] said:


Yellow wrote:
Sheila ] said:

"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty
water to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

compost heap?


I do not have a compost heap. Unfortunately I do not have the room nor
do I have the waste to put on it as I have a relatively small garden
with no grass.

Just a couple beds and lots of pots. :-)

bury them!

It is the saltiness of the water rather than the bodies that is
causing me concern - would it be ok to pour that on to my garden?
NO! Not on your garden. The salt will kill everything in sight. I'd say a
street drain............but that's illegal, so I didn't say it


That's what I am thinking too to be honest and I might just be taking a
wander out sometime after 10.

And before anyone asks no, I will not be doing this again!

In article ,
Pete C wrote:


Yellow wrote:

It is the saltiness of the water rather than the bodies that is
causing me concern - would it be ok to pour that on to my garden?

NO! Not on your garden. The salt will kill everything in sight. I'd say a
street drain............but that's illegal, so I didn't say it

No, it won't. If it is a strong solution, it will kill some of the
plants it goes on, but will wash away harmlessly in the rain. The
technique of salting fields to stop farming works only in areas
where the evaporation exceeds the rainfall, and nowhere in the UK
(not even the driest part of Essex) gets close to that.

Even there, the excess of rainfall over evaporation is 200 Kg/m^2,
though there is no excess in the summer. That will wash away at
least 10 Kg/m^2 of salt. In the west, you are talking about 5-10
times those figures. And the odd kilo of salt in the groundwater
is neither here nor there - even if every gardener in the country
did it!


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

wrote:
In article ,
Pete C wrote:


Yellow wrote:

It is the saltiness of the water rather than the bodies that is
causing me concern - would it be ok to pour that on to my garden?

NO! Not on your garden. The salt will kill everything in sight. I'd
say a street drain............but that's illegal, so I didn't say it


No, it won't. If it is a strong solution, it will kill some of the
plants it goes on, but will wash away harmlessly in the rain. The
technique of salting fields to stop farming works only in areas
where the evaporation exceeds the rainfall, and nowhere in the UK
(not even the driest part of Essex) gets close to that.

Even there, the excess of rainfall over evaporation is 200 Kg/m^2,
though there is no excess in the summer. That will wash away at
least 10 Kg/m^2 of salt. In the west, you are talking about 5-10
times those figures. And the odd kilo of salt in the groundwater
is neither here nor there - even if every gardener in the country
did it!


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
I bow to your superior knowledge Nick
--
Pete C
London UK

On 2009-06-13 20:00:09 +0100, "Pete C" said:



Yellow wrote:
Sheila ] said:

"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty
water to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

compost heap?


I do not have a compost heap. Unfortunately I do not have the room nor
do I have the waste to put on it as I have a relatively small garden
with no grass.

Just a couple beds and lots of pots. :-)

bury them!

It is the saltiness of the water rather than the bodies that is
causing me concern - would it be ok to pour that on to my garden?
NO! Not on your garden. The salt will kill everything in sight. I'd say a
street drain............but that's illegal, so I didn't say it

Nor did I. And I did nothing of the sort myself, either! Birds won't
take them because of the salt and if thet do, it may well harm them, so
street drain or loo? Hmmmmm......! ;-)
--
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2009-06-13 20:00:09 +0100, "Pete C" said:



Yellow wrote:
Sheila ] said:

"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty
water to kill them.

Why salty water, cant you put ordinary water in? or at least give them some
beer...

In article , Sacha
writes
Nor did I. And I did nothing of the sort myself, either! Birds won't
take them because of the salt and if thet do, it may well harm them, so
street drain or loo? Hmmmmm......! ;-)


What's wrong with green bin or compost heap?
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

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"Yellow" wrote in message
...
After taking some advice, I have been popping today's collection of
slugs and snails, collected while weeding, into a bucket of salty water
to kill them.

But now what?

A silly question perhaps but what do people do with the resultant
carnage? Pour it down the drain?

Collect in a bucket

Boiling water poured over them (No salt)

Compost heap

:-))

Mike

'Mike' ] said:




My news reader doesn't seem to want to quote you which is a bit odd but
anyways....

Boiling water, let it cool and then just bury the bodies?