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Slugs in my compost
Hi, just been checking out the compost bin and discovered some fair
sized slugs in it. Can I nuke them with something toxic that won't ruin the compost or do I need to pick them out? ( yeuuuchh!!!) lsd lsd |
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"lsd" wrote in message ... Hi, just been checking out the compost bin and discovered some fair sized slugs in it. Can I nuke them with something toxic that won't ruin the compost or do I need to pick them out? ( yeuuuchh!!!) lsd lsd They will be eating and breaking down the organic matter, which is what you want in your compost bin, so I'd suggest leaving them. Cheers Nick http://www.ukgardening.co.uk |
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"lsd" wrote in message ... : Hi, just been checking out the compost bin and discovered some fair : sized slugs in it. Can I nuke them with something toxic that won't : ruin the compost or do I need to pick them out? ( yeuuuchh!!!) : : lsd : lsd This probably means your compost heap is not working properly and is too wet. I would make sure it is covered from the rain and mix in some harder textured stuff with the soft material. If this doesn't help try watering on anti slug nematodes which you can order online from the organic catalogue |
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On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 16:29:44 +0100, lsd
wrote: Hi, just been checking out the compost bin and discovered some fair sized slugs in it. Can I nuke them with something toxic that won't ruin the compost or do I need to pick them out? ( yeuuuchh!!!) lsd 2 replies which both make sense. I'll leave it a while so they can work on the compost and then set the nematodes on them. Thx lsd |
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