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  • Courgette slug disaster - to late to re-sow?

    Have had a disaster with courgettes and squashes. Slugs have killed off all but 3 of 13 courgettes, & about 5 squash plants. Went out tonight and literally hundreds of the little b*****s.

    Am I to late to re-sow? Looking like no spaghetti squash this year, & can't bear to miss out on my courgette mountain. Also, who knew they liked spring onions so much
    Another happy Nutter...

  • #2
    Its never too late to sow anything! That's my motto anyway - so start those seeds off tomorrow
    I sowed some courgette & squashes abut 2 weeks ago. They're at 2 leaf stage now.

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    • #3
      Thinking of keeping them in the gh until they get huge - the queensland blue which is big has coped best, so that, plus slug bait, slug traps, & torchlight vigils will be the tactics.

      No spaghetti squash seeds left so phoning garden centres tomorrow to see if they have any.
      Another happy Nutter...

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      • #4
        I'm trying to hold back my seedlings to grow big before planting them out too.
        Already lost some beans and courgettes because I was too keen to get them in the ground.

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        • #5
          That may have been my problem. I really really hate slugs.......

          This is why I like weird veg - slugs don't seem to go for them so much.

          I love courgettes - will miss them if I don't have enough.....
          Another happy Nutter...

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          • #6
            You can still sow courgettes, HH. Lots of people sow a second round to ensure a good harvest when their first plants start to slow down a bit.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by happyhumph View Post
              Thinking of keeping them in the gh until they get huge - the queensland blue which is big has coped best, so that, plus slug bait, slug traps, & torchlight vigils will be the tactics.

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              That's what I do with courgettes I think larger plants have a better chance of surviving out in the beds. Good luck with your next sowings
              Location....East Midlands.

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              • #8
                Go for it HH you can't let the slime balls win
                Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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                • #9
                  Certainly worth a try replanting more.

                  I find it helps when planting out to push a copper ring round the stem of each plant. You can easily make these from plastic bottles. Cut rings about 2 inches wide from the bottle and put a strip of copper tape round the ring and push it slightly into the soil. I find it easier to slip the ring on over the rootball as I plant rather than try to feed the ring over the leaves afterwards. Its not completely effective but it does slow the beggars down.
                  A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP. - Leonard Nimoy

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                  • #10
                    Two types of courgettes and 1 type of squash re-sown. Have ordered spaghetti squash online as none of the local garden centres have them. Should be here Wednesday.

                    Fingers crossed this time!

                    Now to empty a jar of disgusting drowned slugs somewhere.....
                    Another happy Nutter...

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