A fort knox for slug vulnerable seedlings?

[Samuel1988]

Evening all,

It seems that the flowers (marigolds, cosmos etc) I have sown in seed trays in an attempt to attract beneficial wildlife always seem to get totally bull dozed by the slugs and snails.

And so I was thinking of creating a fort knox seed area underneath my two squared metre cloches where I can simply put seeds sown in seed trays and hope that the following measures will stop the slugs in their tracks:

1. laying the seed trays on a bed of sharp sand(?) or a similar product to help make slugging over it difficult.
2. using organic slug pellets sprinkled within and around the area
3. having a few beer traps within the IPZ (intensive protection zone) LOL.

This area will be reserved only for plants which I keep losing to those slimy critters.

Any ideas if this will work/any suggestions?

Many thanks,

Samuel

[Bal]

Hi I have my cold frame on gravel haven't had a single slug or snail anywhere near my marigolds, or anything else.

[Bren In Pots]

Try a large grow bag tray filled with water then stand your seedling trays in the middle, bit like them being surrounded with a moat.

[Raybon]

The gravel thing does work!
For an extra obstacle course I set the seed trays on four pebbles placed at the corners, reduces the point of access considerably!

[PyreneesPlot]

I have an IPZ table made from pallets with a scratchy mesh wrapped around the legs for almost all seedlings. I still have to strip it all down about once a week to remove slugs. It stands on the corner of the wooden deck now, but worked best on a concrete base. I may put the feet on breeze blocks next year.

[Bal]

I have an IPZ table made from pallets with a scratchy mesh wrapped around the legs for almost all seedlings. I still have to strip it all down about once a week to remove slugs. It stands on the corner of the wooden deck now, but worked best on a concrete base. I may put the feet on breeze blocks next year.

Just stand the feet in containers with gravel in

[PyreneesPlot]

Our slugs happily slide over gravel and sharp sand without ill effect, Bal. I wish it were that easy!!
The concrete dries them out ...