Hostas v Slugs

[piskieinboots]

I read that slugs won't eat Rodgersia, so planting these around your Hostas might be worth a try





'Maurice Mason' has attractive foliage with large, deep green, textured leaves that are pinkish-bronze when young. These are topped in midsummer by tough branching pinkish-orange flower heads.Rodgersias are striking plants for a damp border in light shade or a moist spot at the edge of a pond. The plants are useful for growing towards the back of a moist border where they are partly shaded by other tall plants. They have a long season of interest as the flowers last well on the plants for a long time.

Got to be worth a try

[IgglePiggle]

Wont the slugs just go by them and eat the hostas?

[TonyF]

I've grown hostas in a very large pot for the past few years and I invested in some of the copper tape from the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales. Excellent, no slug damage at all, well worth it.

[IgglePiggle]

I've grown hostas in a very large pot for the past few years and I invested in some of the copper tape from the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales. Excellent, no slug damage at all, well worth it.

Copper pipe do the same?

[greendean]

yes. i have seen raised beds with copperpipe nailed around the edges.