"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
Frank Booth Snr wrote:

If you want to deter slugs from getting to your clematis, just
sprinkle plenty of sharp grit around the the base of the plant to form
a barrier. Slugs hate crawling over anything sharp or rough-edged.


I think this idea of deterring slugs and snails with grit or rough edged
stones / egg shells etc is over-rated. Either that or the little critters
here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

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writes
On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:12:41 +0200, David in Normandy
wrote:

'Mike' wrote:

We have eradicated the Slug and Snail problem with the band of copper wire
:-))

I haven't heard of that band before. Their music must be bad though to
frighten off slugs and snails ;-)

It certainly is. You can hear the Copper Band on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd1lFotyWXU

AAAARRRGGHHH! That should come with a health warning!
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On 2009-07-13 15:02:32 +0100, "Ophelia" said:


"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
Frank Booth Snr wrote:

If you want to deter slugs from getting to your clematis, just
sprinkle plenty of sharp grit around the the base of the plant to form
a barrier. Slugs hate crawling over anything sharp or rough-edged.


I think this idea of deterring slugs and snails with grit or rough edged
stones / egg shells etc is over-rated. Either that or the little critters
here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a rocky
place?

--
David in Normandy.
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subject line, or it will be automatically deleted
by a filter and not reach my inbox.

On 2009-07-13 16:02:15 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a rocky place?

Oh for more thrushes! I've seen two this year. ;-(
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:05:45 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2009-07-13 16:02:15 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a rocky place?

Oh for more thrushes! I've seen two this year. ;-(

What ever happened to the Song Thrush? We used to see them in the
garden smashing snails but I haven't seen any for years.

Steve

--
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We haven't had Thrushes either.

Had a Sparrow Hawk come roaring down the garden this afternoon, into the
hedge and I believe took a Sparrow. That is the trouble, our gardens are
feeding stations for the birds, and thus a feeding station for the Sparrow
Hawk :-((

--
Mike

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www.rneba.org.uk
Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight?
www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk
"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote in message
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On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:05:45 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2009-07-13 16:02:15 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs
parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a rocky
place?

Oh for more thrushes! I've seen two this year. ;-(

What ever happened to the Song Thrush? We used to see them in the
garden smashing snails but I haven't seen any for years.

Steve

We haven't had Thrushes either.

Had a Sparrow Hawk come roaring down the garden this afternoon, into the
hedge and I believe took a Sparrow. That is the trouble, our gardens are
feeding stations for the birds, and thus a feeding station for the Sparrow
Hawk :-((

--
Mike

The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association
www.rneba.org.uk
Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight?
www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk

In message , Sacha
writes
On 2009-07-13 16:02:15 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.
lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs
parachuting
in))
You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)
Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a
rocky place?

Oh for more thrushes! I've seen two this year. ;-(

(Boast warning). - I saw a red kite hovering over some prey yesterday
at Barnsdale Gardens. What an amazing sight. However, I was so
fascinated by it that I forgot to get the camera out and then fumbled so
much I didn't get a pic.
--
June Hughes

In message , Stephen
Wolstenholme writes
On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:05:45 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2009-07-13 16:02:15 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a
rocky place?

Oh for more thrushes! I've seen two this year. ;-(

What ever happened to the Song Thrush? We used to see them in the
garden smashing snails but I haven't seen any for years.

We used to have them but I thought their absence was due to our cats.
Obviously not.
--
June Hughes

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-07-13 15:02:32 +0100, "Ophelia" said:


"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
Frank Booth Snr wrote:

If you want to deter slugs from getting to your clematis, just
sprinkle plenty of sharp grit around the the base of the plant to form
a barrier. Slugs hate crawling over anything sharp or rough-edged.


I think this idea of deterring slugs and snails with grit or rough edged
stones / egg shells etc is over-rated. Either that or the little
critters
here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Noooooooooooooo! Perhaps I ought to have consulted David or
Ray....................................

On 2009-07-13 16:24:17 +0100, June Hughes
said:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 2009-07-13 16:02:15 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.
lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))
You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)
Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a
rocky place?

Oh for more thrushes! I've seen two this year. ;-(

(Boast warning). - I saw a red kite hovering over some prey yesterday
at Barnsdale Gardens. What an amazing sight. However, I was so
fascinated by it that I forgot to get the camera out and then fumbled
so much I didn't get a pic.

You have what Paul Theroux calls a "snapshot of the mind" - even more
important.

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

On 2009-07-13 16:19:29 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme
said:

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:05:45 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2009-07-13 16:02:15 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a rocky place?

Oh for more thrushes! I've seen two this year. ;-(

What ever happened to the Song Thrush? We used to see them in the
garden smashing snails but I haven't seen any for years.

Steve

They're in decline almost everywhere, I believe. This place is a real
haven for birds but those have declined badly and even blue tits, which
used to trample all over the place, are down in numbers. It's a
mystery to us because the majority of the farming in this area is
organic and no major tree-felling has gone on, while the hedgerows are
as high and as dense as ever.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

On 2009-07-13 16:30:11 +0100, "Ophelia" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-07-13 15:02:32 +0100, "Ophelia" said:


"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
Frank Booth Snr wrote:

If you want to deter slugs from getting to your clematis, just
sprinkle plenty of sharp grit around the the base of the plant to form
a barrier. Slugs hate crawling over anything sharp or rough-edged.


I think this idea of deterring slugs and snails with grit or rough edged
stones / egg shells etc is over-rated. Either that or the little
critters
here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Noooooooooooooo! Perhaps I ought to have consulted David or
Ray....................................

They're devils, those Paras! ;-)
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

Sacha wrote:
On 2009-07-13 16:30:11 +0100, "Ophelia" said:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 2009-07-13 15:02:32 +0100, "Ophelia"
said:

"David in Normandy" wrote in
message ...
Frank Booth Snr wrote:

If you want to deter slugs from getting to your clematis, just
sprinkle plenty of sharp grit around the the base of the plant
to form a barrier. Slugs hate crawling over anything sharp or
rough-edged.

I think this idea of deterring slugs and snails with grit or
rough edged stones / egg shells etc is over-rated. Either that or
the little critters
here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs
parachuting in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Noooooooooooooo! Perhaps I ought to have consulted David or
Ray....................................

They're devils, those Paras! ;-)

True! I am just having a think about the 'slug' paras

In message , Sacha
writes
On 2009-07-13 16:24:17 +0100, June Hughes
said:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 2009-07-13 16:02:15 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.
lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))
You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)
Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a
rocky place?
Oh for more thrushes! I've seen two this year. ;-(
(Boast warning). - I saw a red kite hovering over some prey
yesterday at Barnsdale Gardens. What an amazing sight. However, I
was so fascinated by it that I forgot to get the camera out and then
fumbled so much I didn't get a pic.

You have what Paul Theroux calls a "snapshot of the mind" - even more
important.

Yes, you are correct but I can't share it.
--
June Hughes