Slugs in the garden

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In a message dated 7/12/04 3:44:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, writes:

Message: 2 Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:06:09 +0100 "Jo" <HeartworkRe: Hey Green Fingered FraggleHi PeterI have the same trouble with slugs. I had a couple of bean plants in a pot indoors. I kept them indoors til they were about three feet high, and then put the pot outside. Next morning - bare stems! Every time a new leaf grew the slugs eat it. We are surrounded by fields, woods and water, so we have more slugs than we need. I try to encourage frogs and hedgehogs as they eat slugs. I have seen copper tape which you can put round tubs which is supposed to keep slugs away - I shall try that next year.Jo Hey Fraggle, After reading one of your replies regarding ---- even if you only have a pot , grow something, I travelled 10 miles to my garden centre bought some runner bean plants ( and a large bag of peatless compost ) to grow in a large pot. Guess what....... The slugs eat them all. My daughter brought a sunflower from school for me to plant in the garden, and you guessed it! they struck again! This is despite me going on midnight raids and relocating them. Do you have any ideas? I now have a large pot awaiting inspiration. I will probably grow a blackcurrant bush in it when the time to plant is right. Still jealous of your garden... The Valley Vegan.

I have an idea! This is a wee bit of work but it works. Buy a whole bunch of cayenne pepper and make a ring around the plant. That will stop them...but only until the the cayenne remains in a ring. So you have to re-apply until the plant is strong enough to live as it is.

 

Kristina

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This also works wonders for rodent and cat problems.

 

> I have an idea! This is a wee bit of work but it works. Buy a

whole bunch

> of cayenne pepper and make a ring around the plant. That will stop

them...but

> only until the the cayenne remains in a ring. So you have to re-

apply until

> the plant is strong enough to live as it is.

>

> Kristina