Hello
I seem to have been fighting the good fight all year against slugs and snails, both in my garden and on the allotment - see the photo of said critter on my precious young Acer forestii. So much so, that as the weeks and months have gone by, I have become more creative (devious) about how I deal with them. It is now time to take stock of the situation.
I am not keen on the use of pellets; bad for slugs (good), bad for birds (bad). Beer traps are effective, but a waste of beer. If someone filled my swimming pool (if I had one) with beer, I'd probably get drunk, fall in and drown as well. Encouraging wildlife to scoff them down seems good, birds and hedgehogs are welcome but they don't eat enough, the slugs & snails have the upper hand. I am now considering eating them myself; l'escargot, Surbitonstyle. I understand one has to feed them a healthy last supper (five days long) to rid them of impurties and then out with the garlic butter etc etc.
I have even taken to picking them up and throwing them at least three gardens away, to a wild garden further up the road. I realise that this sounds a little cruel, but I reckon they are tough enough to survive, the snails have their shells to hide in and the slugs seem to bounce. Anyway, if I was a slug and the options were, as listed above; I'd take my chance with the short flight of fancy. Imagine, you spend all your life in the undergrowth and then for a brief moment you are flying high in the air, across gardens, over fences, ponds and lawns. What a tale you would have to tell your offspring but would they believe you?
If anyone has any better suggestions, then please don't hesitate to comment
Until later
Waterwell - for Garden Lighting or Irrigation
