Slugs

ExistentialGardener · 21-04-2009, 01:44 AM

We are going to try oat bran. We've read that slugs can't digest it. We also use bamboo skewers for midnight impalings. But the hubby really loves the idea of ducks. I and my neighbors are opposed.

Green Beginnings · 21-04-2009, 06:41 AM

hmm ducks.
My neighbours had ducks during the school holidays and I think that they found the amount of mess they left behind them a bit too much!!!!!

Green Beginnings · 30-06-2009, 10:30 PM

Just found this useful article on slug management:
How to Kill Slugs in Your Garden (and Keep Them Out) | eHow.com

b-baby · 02-07-2009, 02:14 PM

Did anybody see the River Cottage of a couple of weeks ago where Hugh Fearnely-Whatsisname was testing the theory of whether slugs could be used in cooking the same way as snails are?

(The answer is a resounding No, in case you're tempted to try...)

NaturalChoices · 02-07-2009, 05:31 PM

Ah no, tell me he didn't- not even my neighbours would try that, and as they are all French and peasants that's saying something- was invited out last winter and the main course for wild boar head!

b-baby · 02-07-2009, 05:44 PM

In the end he ended up basically scooping out all of the insides as they were too bitter, stuffing them and serving them as hor d'oeuvres - still didn't really work because they're a bit too rubbery though...

NaturalChoices · 02-07-2009, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b-baby

In the end he ended up basically scooping out all of the insides as they were too bitter, stuffing them and serving them as hor d'oeuvres - still didn't really work because they're a bit too rubbery though...

Right next time Hugh invites me round for a meal I will politely turn him down.

Green Beginnings · 03-07-2009, 06:28 PM

Isn't that a thing of nightmares?
yuckety yuck yuck yuck.

OfOneEarth · 16-07-2009, 01:22 PM

I hate slugs, and the only environmentally friendly way of dealing with them is to either use salt and carpet bomb them, or set shallow saucers of beer out- they smell it out and then drown, presumably in a very merry way.

Chickens are ideal for slug clearence, but they also dig up your garden. Ducks are even better but they make hell of a mess of your garden and pond.

Organic Baby · 02-10-2009, 07:54 PM

I do a dusk raiding party on slugs, armed with a bowl of salty water. pick them up and drop them in, and in the morning, pour the liquid down the drain.
The frogs in our garden don't seem to do anything to keep the numbers down.
Unfortunately, were we live, we are not allowed to keep any poultry, but would love to have ducks again - my parents kept ducks and chickens when we were kids, the chickens were a bit standoffish, but the ducks didn't mind being cuddled.....

21-04-2009, 06:41 AM	#42 (permalink)
Green Beginnings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oh I do love to be beside the seaside, oh I do love to be beside the sea........ Posts: 286 Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	hmm ducks. My neighbours had ducks during the school holidays and I think that they found the amount of mess they left behind them a bit too much!!!!! __________________ Organic, natural and eco-friendly products for baby, family and home. For all your organic needs including aluminium free deodorants, organic shampoo & conditioner :thumbup: Primary School Garden Blog

30-06-2009, 10:30 PM	#43 (permalink)
Green Beginnings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oh I do love to be beside the seaside, oh I do love to be beside the sea........ Posts: 286 Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Just found this useful article on slug management: How to Kill Slugs in Your Garden (and Keep Them Out) \| eHow.com __________________ Organic, natural and eco-friendly products for baby, family and home. For all your organic needs including aluminium free deodorants, organic shampoo & conditioner :thumbup: Primary School Garden Blog

02-07-2009, 02:14 PM	#44 (permalink)
b-baby Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 150 Thanks: 6 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	Did anybody see the River Cottage of a couple of weeks ago where Hugh Fearnely-Whatsisname was testing the theory of whether slugs could be used in cooking the same way as snails are? (The answer is a resounding No, in case you're tempted to try...) __________________ Bamboo baby: organic baby clothing made from bamboo

02-07-2009, 05:31 PM	#45 (permalink)
NaturalChoices Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Domiane de Montrouch, Maisons, Languedoc France Posts: 60 Thanks: 6 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	Ah no, tell me he didn't- not even my neighbours would try that, and as they are all French and peasants that's saying something- was invited out last winter and the main course for wild boar head! __________________ Pete Shield Editor http://www.naturalchoices.co.uk

02-07-2009, 05:44 PM	#46 (permalink)
b-baby Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 150 Thanks: 6 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts	In the end he ended up basically scooping out all of the insides as they were too bitter, stuffing them and serving them as hor d'oeuvres - still didn't really work because they're a bit too rubbery though... __________________ Bamboo baby: organic baby clothing made from bamboo

21-04-2009, 01:44 AM	#41 (permalink)
ExistentialGardener Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic, USA Posts: 5 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	We are going to try oat bran. We've read that slugs can't digest it. We also use bamboo skewers for midnight impalings. But the hubby really loves the idea of ducks. I and my neighbors are opposed.

03-07-2009, 06:28 PM	#48 (permalink)
Green Beginnings Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oh I do love to be beside the seaside, oh I do love to be beside the sea........ Posts: 286 Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Isn't that a thing of nightmares? yuckety yuck yuck yuck. __________________ Organic, natural and eco-friendly products for baby, family and home. For all your organic needs including aluminium free deodorants, organic shampoo & conditioner :thumbup: Primary School Garden Blog

16-07-2009, 01:22 PM	#49 (permalink)
OfOneEarth Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of the M4 Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	I hate slugs, and the only environmentally friendly way of dealing with them is to either use salt and carpet bomb them, or set shallow saucers of beer out- they smell it out and then drown, presumably in a very merry way. Chickens are ideal for slug clearence, but they also dig up your garden. Ducks are even better but they make hell of a mess of your garden and pond. __________________ 'The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth'

02-10-2009, 07:54 PM	#50 (permalink)
Organic Baby Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I do a dusk raiding party on slugs, armed with a bowl of salty water. pick them up and drop them in, and in the morning, pour the liquid down the drain. The frogs in our garden don't seem to do anything to keep the numbers down. Unfortunately, were we live, we are not allowed to keep any poultry, but would love to have ducks again - my parents kept ducks and chickens when we were kids, the chickens were a bit standoffish, but the ducks didn't mind being cuddled..... __________________ Jenny Mini-Organic.co.uk - organic baby clothes, toys, beds and much more

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