slug attack
Cordial greetings to all.
I have a tray of seedlings growing and to avoid incursion by slugs I have placed the pots on an upturned seed tray which is positioned in a much larger tray. This tray is half filled with water to establish a moated defence. All this is within the greenhouse. Job done? Not so, as I have just observed the behaviour of an enterprising slug that had scaled the greenhouse frame on the inside and set off from a metal strut that overhangs the seed tray by lowering itself on a thread of slime extruded from an orifice on its rear end. The thread was similar in appearance to spider silk and eventually extended fo about 1.5 metres. The slug itself was about 2 cm in length. Said slug was apprehended and relocated. So, working on the notion that any further incursions would have to be anchored to a structural feature and not a glass pane, I have repositioned the seed tray. Has anybody else noticed this kind of behaviour? Steve |
slug attack
On Monday, June 13, 2016 at 10:25:05 AM UTC+1, Steve B wrote:
Cordial greetings to all. I have a tray of seedlings growing and to avoid incursion by slugs I have placed the pots on an upturned seed tray which is positioned in a much larger tray. This tray is half filled with water to establish a moated defence. All this is within the greenhouse. Job done? Not so, as I have just observed the behaviour of an enterprising slug that had scaled the greenhouse frame on the inside and set off from a metal strut that overhangs the seed tray by lowering itself on a thread of slime extruded from an orifice on its rear end. The thread was similar in appearance to spider silk and eventually extended fo about 1.5 metres. The slug itself was about 2 cm in length. Said slug was apprehended and relocated. So, working on the notion that any further incursions would have to be anchored to a structural feature and not a glass pane, I have repositioned the seed tray. Has anybody else noticed this kind of behaviour? Steve Ha; very clever these slugs Steve but no I have none so clever as yours. My bird visitors see mine off to be honest. |
slug attack
Steve B wrote:
Cordial greetings to all. I have a tray of seedlings growing and to avoid incursion by slugs I have placed the pots on an upturned seed tray which is positioned in a much larger tray. This tray is half filled with water to establish a moated defence. All this is within the greenhouse. Job done? Not so, as I have just observed the behaviour of an enterprising slug that had scaled the greenhouse frame on the inside and set off from a metal strut that overhangs the seed tray by lowering itself on a thread of slime extruded from an orifice on its rear end. The thread was similar in appearance to spider silk and eventually extended fo about 1.5 metres. The slug itself was about 2 cm in length. Said slug was apprehended and relocated. So, working on the notion that any further incursions would have to be anchored to a structural feature and not a glass pane, I have repositioned the seed tray. Has anybody else noticed this kind of behaviour? Steve I found a snail on the front bumper of my car yesterday, and if it had crawled there, it must have been some sort of odyssey. |
slug attack
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slug attack
"Steve B" wrote in message ... Cordial greetings to all. I have a tray of seedlings growing and to avoid incursion by slugs I have placed the pots on an upturned seed tray which is positioned in a much larger tray. This tray is half filled with water to establish a moated defence. All this is within the greenhouse. Don't you mean you have your trays on the upturned pots rather than vice-versa? Job done? Not so, as I have just observed the behaviour of an enterprising slug that had scaled the greenhouse frame on the inside and set off from a metal strut that overhangs the seed tray by lowering itself on a thread of slime extruded from an orifice on its rear end. The thread was similar in appearance to spider silk and eventually extended fo about 1.5 metres. The slug itself was about 2 cm in length. Said slug was apprehended and relocated. So, working on the notion that any further incursions would have to be anchored to a structural feature and not a glass pane, I have repositioned the seed tray. Has anybody else noticed this kind of behaviour? Yes. Slugs still manage to invade greenhouses. Just one loose rogue sheltering in your greenhouse can inflict enough damage. One can use your method, except I 'd use beer. Or simply sprinkling a few slug pellets near and around seed trays should suffice. |
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