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I don't have anywhere convenient and slug-resistant to start seedlings, and some don't do well if started indoors. Most of them are reasonably resistant, and I lose only some, but I have just had one complete pot wiped out. Has anyone experience with protecting seedlings in posts on the ground from slugs? And how did you do it? Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 22/04/2014 13:09, Nick Maclaren wrote:
I don't have anywhere convenient and slug-resistant to start seedlings, and some don't do well if started indoors. Most of them are reasonably resistant, and I lose only some, but I have just had one complete pot wiped out. Has anyone experience with protecting seedlings in posts on the ground from slugs? And how did you do it? Regards, Nick Maclaren. I germinate sweet peas indoors on a sheet of kitchen roll, then put them outside in Pound Shop polystyrene cups. Not saying the polystyrene surface is a deterrent but I don't recall seeing a slug/snail on or in the cups. The carnage comes later when I plant them out |
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Good afternoon,
On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:09:46 +0100 (BST), Nick Maclaren wrote: Has anyone experience with protecting seedlings in posts on the ground from slugs? And how did you do it? I am not sure to be completely on-topic, as we put some seeds under glass in the garden (and also *in pots* and *under glass*). As the rain cannot get in, we use wood ash to protect the young offsprings and it appears to be quite effective. On the outside, we have to renew the ash frequently (18 month rain per year, the rest is drizzle). If you promise to not shoot me, I will tell you that I also use Feramol and am still of the opinion, that it is not as dangerous as some critics try to establish. In the German and French gardening forums, you get away with it. I am testing... Regards, Nick Maclaren. Cheerio, Michael -- GnuPG/OpenPGP 4096R/3216CF02 2013-11-15 [expires: 2015-11-15] sub 4096R/2751C550 2013-11-15 [expires: 2015-11-15] |
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On 2014-04-22 12:09:46 +0000, Nick Maclaren said:
I don't have anywhere convenient and slug-resistant to start seedlings, and some don't do well if started indoors. Most of them are reasonably resistant, and I lose only some, but I have just had one complete pot wiped out. Has anyone experience with protecting seedlings in posts on the ground from slugs? And how did you do it? Regards, Nick Maclaren. In the middle of a dish of water with the seedling pot raised above it on a brick? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 4/22/2014 10:06 AM, Sacha wrote:
On 2014-04-22 12:09:46 +0000, Nick Maclaren said: I don't have anywhere convenient and slug-resistant to start seedlings, and some don't do well if started indoors. Most of them are reasonably resistant, and I lose only some, but I have just had one complete pot wiped out. Has anyone experience with protecting seedlings in posts on the ground from slugs? And how did you do it? Regards, Nick Maclaren. In the middle of a dish of water with the seedling pot raised above it on a brick? In the middle of a pie plate of _beer_. |
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"Michael Uplawski" wrote in message
ki.eu... Good afternoon, On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:09:46 +0100 (BST), Nick Maclaren wrote: Has anyone experience with protecting seedlings in posts on the ground from slugs? And how did you do it? I am not sure to be completely on-topic, as we put some seeds under glass in the garden (and also *in pots* and *under glass*). As the rain cannot get in, we use wood ash to protect the young offsprings and it appears to be quite effective. On the outside, we have to renew the ash frequently (18 month rain per year, the rest is drizzle). If you promise to not shoot me, I will tell you that I also use Feramol and am still of the opinion, that it is not as dangerous as some critics try to establish. In the German and French gardening forums, you get away with it. I am testing... Regards, Nick Maclaren. Cheerio, Michael -- GnuPG/OpenPGP 4096R/3216CF02 2013-11-15 [expires: 2015-11-15] sub 4096R/2751C550 2013-11-15 [expires: 2015-11-15] ================================================= Interesting that you find wood ash successful because we are just about to start an experiment. We have a massive amount of wood ash from where we burnt the smaller branches etc of a massive Copper Beech which was diseased and in the way. We actually have about a dozen sacks of this ash which we have started to sieve through an old kitchen sieve. Long job I know but what doesn't go through is going on the garden and to neighbours. We propose to use a squeezy bottle, such as Heinz Tomato Sauce bottle to put a ring of this wood ash around each seeding as they come up on the theory that the slugs and snails cannot get across this wall of dry ash, so we have been informed on this and other garden forums. The Runner Beans are our first target just as soon as they pop their heads above the ground. We have also remade all of the raised beds and we propose to put a copious wall of ash just inside the raised bit. Trouble is, we know, that it will become un effective once it rains, but we have stacks of wood ash. We will report on our actions and experiment. Mike --------------------------------------------------------------- www.friendsofshanklintheatre.co.uk |
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On 22/04/2014 13:09, Nick Maclaren wrote:
I don't have anywhere convenient and slug-resistant to start seedlings, and some don't do well if started indoors. Most of them are reasonably resistant, and I lose only some, but I have just had one complete pot wiped out. Has anyone experience with protecting seedlings in posts on the ground from slugs? And how did you do it? I have tried putting seed trays on top of several bricks. Although it has some effect, slugs seem to have no difficulty moving upside-down, and given delicacies like delphinium seedlings, are only too happy to get there any way they can. The only way to stop them was to keep the plastic seed tray cover on all the time. I also put in half-a-dozen slug pellets as insurance. -- Jeff |
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On 4/23/2014 5:20 AM, Martin wrote:
or in the middle of a dish of Heineken for a very painful death. :-) I would have thought they'd be happily drunk, before being tossed onto the drive for the birds to feast on. |
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