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Do slugs and snails like lavender ?
the reason i ask is because i was thinking of planting lavender at the base of my many clamatis dotted round the garden . I am sick and tired of those snails climbing on to the stems of my clematis and eating the stems, and they always seem to do it when there is lots of buds ready to bloom , and they ruin it all. i was thinking that if they dont like lavender they may stay away . what do you think? |
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"may" wrote in message
... Do slugs and snails like lavender ? the reason i ask is because i was thinking of planting lavender at the base of my many clamatis dotted round the garden . I am sick and tired of those snails climbing on to the stems of my clematis and eating the stems, and they always seem to do it when there is lots of buds ready to bloom , and they ruin it all. i was thinking that if they dont like lavender they may stay away . what do you think? -- may Put a ring of copper wire round the plants. Lay it loose on the soil about half an inch away from the stems. -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk |
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. . Put a ring of copper wire round the plants. Lay it loose on the soil about half an inch away from the stems. -- Mike |
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may writes
Do slugs and snails like lavender ? They don't cause it much problem. the reason i ask is because i was thinking of planting lavender at the base of my many clamatis dotted round the garden . I am sick and tired of those snails climbing on to the stems of my clematis and eating the stems, and they always seem to do it when there is lots of buds ready to bloom , and they ruin it all. i was thinking that if they dont like lavender they may stay away No, they'll just head for the clematis. what do you think? -- Kay |
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On 11 July, 11:42, may wrote:
Do slugs and snails like lavender ? the reason i ask is because i was thinking of planting lavender at the base of my many clamatis dotted round the garden . I am sick and tired of those snails climbing on to the stems of my clematis and eating the stems, and they always seem to do it when there is lots of buds ready to bloom , and they ruin it all. i was thinking that if they dont like lavender they may stay away . They'll stay away from your lavender but it won't stop them attacking something more to their liking. In any case lavender is one of those plants whose flowers honey bees love, and as there is now such a shortage of honey bees, they need all the encouragement they can get. |
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yes, i was thinking that i would like to have more lavender to encourage the honey bees , hopefully the lavender will surround the clematis at the bottom and stop those small snails from climbing up the clematis but maybe that is just wishful thinking |
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"Frank Booth Snr" wrote in message ... On 11 July, 11:42, may wrote: Do slugs and snails like lavender ? the reason i ask is because i was thinking of planting lavender at the base of my many clamatis dotted round the garden . I am sick and tired of those snails climbing on to the stems of my clematis and eating the stems, and they always seem to do it when there is lots of buds ready to bloom , and they ruin it all. i was thinking that if they dont like lavender they may stay away . They'll stay away from your lavender but it won't stop them attacking something more to their liking. In any case lavender is one of those plants whose flowers honey bees love, and as there is now such a shortage of honey bees, they need all the encouragement they can get. SWMBO has a lot of lavender, I'm begining to wonder if I should plant some on the veg patch? Alan |
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"alan.holmes" wrote in message
... "Frank Booth Snr" wrote in message ... On 11 July, 11:42, may wrote: Do slugs and snails like lavender ? the reason i ask is because i was thinking of planting lavender at the base of my many clamatis dotted round the garden . I am sick and tired of those snails climbing on to the stems of my clematis and eating the stems, and they always seem to do it when there is lots of buds ready to bloom , and they ruin it all. i was thinking that if they dont like lavender they may stay away . They'll stay away from your lavender but it won't stop them attacking something more to their liking. In any case lavender is one of those plants whose flowers honey bees love, and as there is now such a shortage of honey bees, they need all the encouragement they can get. SWMBO has a lot of lavender, I'm begining to wonder if I should plant some on the veg patch? Alan We have Lavender at each end of the Runner Beans. Plenty of Beans coming ;-)) -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk |
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On 12 July, 15:38, may wrote:
'Frank Booth Snr[_2_ Wrote: yes, i was thinking that i would like to have more lavender to encourage the honey bees , hopefully the lavender will surround the clematis at the bottom and stop those small snails from climbing up the clematis but maybe that is just wishful thinking 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. |
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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. They have no problems crossing ten feet of sharp granite chippings on my patio then scaling a wooden table to reach some juicy seedlings in a seed tray. I think slugs don't "hate" such things so much as mildly dislike them, and may go around such obstacles - unless they sense something desirable on the other side to reach. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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"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. They have no problems crossing ten feet of sharp granite chippings on my patio then scaling a wooden table to reach some juicy seedlings in a seed tray. I think slugs don't "hate" such things so much as mildly dislike them, and may go around such obstacles - unless they sense something desirable on the other side to reach. -- David in Normandy. We have eradicated the Slug and Snail problem with the band of copper wire :-)) -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk |
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In message , David in Normandy
writes 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. They have no problems crossing ten feet of sharp granite chippings on my patio then scaling a wooden table to reach some juicy seedlings in a seed tray. I believed it worked until I looked up slugs in a gardening book, which said they can slide along a piece of broken glass without injury. My friend swears by crushed egg-shells and I tried it for a while. At present, I am using Barnsdale Gardens organic slug pellets, which are OK. However, I planted out some lettuce in a plastic bucket a few weeks ago and thought I'd try one inch of vermiculite all around the edge of the container on top of the compost. It seems to have worked. Perhaps they don't like the dry texture of it or perhaps I have been lucky so far. I have also tried using salt around the vents of a cloche and that works extremely well until it rains. .. I think slugs don't "hate" such things so much as mildly dislike them, and may go around such obstacles - unless they sense something desirable on the other side to reach. One of my books advocates the use of garlic water, as recommended by a lady who is a hosta expert but I haven't tried it yet. The downside of that is it has to be re-sprayed after rain, during which the little beggars will have had a field day. -- June Hughes |
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'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 ;-) -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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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 |
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