Slug repellant

Thanks for your tip and recipe,Rachelemma..always welcome..:o)Also good against Aphids,as a spray,and commercial products are available at good garden centres..According to our local radio gardening expert,it is also good against Lily Beetle..tried and tested by him and some listeners..all said they hadn't had any since they started using it as a preventative,before the eggs are laid.. ..one also stuck garlic cloves in the ground around the plants,which he had tried successfully..I haven't tried the latter method,as I don't have Lilies,but have used a spray for a long time on other plants..
There is also an organic product called Slug gone,consisting of pellets containing sheep wool fibres,which dug into the soil about February,is very good too,or later if the weather is inclement.....acts also as a fertiliser,and gets the little blighters as their eggs are hatching...expensive,but so is replacing plants..I can recommend this one,as my Delphiniums have never been eaten....a gourmet meal for them,given half a chance :o)

Great tip. Bloomer, I've just bought that slug gone and I notice in your reply that you put it down in February. Does that mean I'm too late to apply it now? Glad to hear it works though.

Thankyou Rachel, sounds like a good plan, failing that plant a dahlia near the delphs, guaranteed to lure the snails, I was fortunate the little beggars only got the one, never got the chance to attack the rest, they were treated to their just desserts and NOPE there is no feeling of guilt, if they don't like whats under their bellies they should learn to move elsewhere.....

No,Lijemc,never too late,but I find it more effective then..The barbs in the sheep pellets stick to them,and not certain,but think it dries them out..they can't produce the slime,apparently..also the product breaks down in the soil,to act as a fertiliser..Another thing to try,is bran,as they seem to like it..I've read somewhere,that it swells inside them,and they can explode !...flying bits of slugs are not a nice thought ..ugh!..I still use garlic barrier as well..but I don't think we will ever eradicate these beasties ,but they are greatly reduced..and we have to try..:o)

Exploding slugs! The beer catcher also works but I don't agree with the waste of beer on slugs and encouraging excessive drinking even on slugs is not a good idea lol

Lol,or all night parties,with all their mates ! :o)

I recently visited the wonderful garden of another elderly lady who also swore by this, Rachel. I've also found using the thorny prunings of roses/pyracantha etc. to be very effective when used as a barrier around vulnerable plants.

I´m certainly going to give this a try....the slugs have eaten all my cucumber plants....and I was so proud of them and then overnight the slugs got at them and all I was left with were a few chewed up stalks...I will write again if I find that it´s working.

good idea Tuesdaybear with the prunings, will have to try this too.