Hello all
I have just planted a mix of herbs in a small bed in my
front green, this consisted of Rosemary & Time.
the reason I am here is my friend at work told me that I
need to cover or protect my Rosemary for slugs.
Can anyone enlighten me here.

Yours Big Mal Scotland .....

Rubbish. Slugs dont like rosemary.
Herbs generally are too strong flavoured for slugs. I did have one red
flowered lavender get devoured by slugs but i doubt they would ever
bother a robust ordinary type of lavender. Or thyme.

On 21 Jun 2005 02:28:26 -0700, wrote:

Herbs generally are too strong flavoured for slugs.

Tell that to the slugs in my garden !

I did have one red
flowered lavender get devoured by slugs but i doubt they would ever
bother a robust ordinary type of lavender. Or thyme.

I have lost bronze fennel, sage, angelica and basil to slugs (although
the last might have been caterpillars). I find slugs on thyme but they
generally do not do enough damage to be a problem, similarly oregano
and marjoram seem to be relatively slug proof. I have never had a
problem with slugs even trying the rosemary.

JB

"Malcolm Murdoch" wrote in news:5%Qte.43276
:

Hello all
I have just planted a mix of herbs in a small bed in my
front green, this consisted of Rosemary & Time.
the reason I am here is my friend at work told me that I
need to cover or protect my Rosemary for slugs.
Can anyone enlighten me here.


Are you sure your friend meant the Rosemary, and not the thyme?

I have also never had a problem with rosemary and slugs, but I have had
thyme munched by them before now. I find that a mulch of lots of gravel
and a really bright sunny position is needed, as my garden is very wet and
there is a bit of a slug problem!

Victoria
--
gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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In article , Malcolm
Murdoch writes
Hello all
I have just planted a mix of herbs in a small bed in my
front green, this consisted of Rosemary & Time.
the reason I am here is my friend at work told me that I
need to cover or protect my Rosemary for slugs.
Can anyone enlighten me here.

I don't know about small rosemary plants -while they're still very young
and soft they may be vulnerable - but once they are large and shrubby
slugs don't damage them. Same goes for thyme - it might be vulnerable
when small. Keep an eye on them, and take action if the plants seem to
be shrinking rather than growing!
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"