Slug deterrent experiment!

[veggiechicken]

Not quite, but its whipping up the estuary!

[chris]

El is up there btw, so you may bump into her! I've asked her to collect me a load of seaweed too

[veggiechicken]

I'll look out for them tomorrow. Its the Garden Crawl here on Sunday - 20 or so gardens open in aid of the Village lifeboat. Its a good chance of sticky-beaking into other gardens

[binley100]

I think that was very heroic of you VC to risk life and limb and big slimy things ........

[veggiechicken]

Its in a good cause, Bins, if it keeps Chris quiet it has to be worthwhile

[Samurailord]

Hey VC

How is the experiment going?

Andy

[veggiechicken]

Weelllllllllll. The one's inside the pots have fared better, but they have been nibbled a bit by summat. However, the rest of my 50+ courgettes, squashes etc have disappeared almost entirely
So, the pots definitely work, but for how much longer, who knows.
Don't delay me, I have to sow yet more courgettes Three tries for a Welshman etc...

[Moo's Mum]

I've sort of copied you VC. I only had a couple of large yogurt pots in the recyling box, so have used those and some cut-up water bottles. Two days/nights now and no nibbles so far

[veggiechicken]

Fingers crossed for you MM

[lottie dolly]

good idea VC,but why did you not come up with this idea sooner lol,ti's a bit like putting a lampshade round a pets neck to stop it bitting a wound,

[flowertot]

Ahhhhh, Liking this idea. I really wanted to try some courgettes in the ground this year as opposed to in pots/growbags and had a perfect little spot ear marked - snails have scoffed the lot Ive planted out. think I'll give this a try.

[veggiechicken]

Absolutely no promises that it will work for you - sorry. If I'd had 60 yoghurt pots I might have stood more chance of keeping a few more of my plants
I'll start saving them now for next year!!

[areia]

ive done similar but with water bottles, another tip packets with thin paper on, leave it on as slugs and snails like to eat paper, ive actually left all my bottles on the actual patch around veg, to save me taking the paper off for them to eat that and grapefruits skins they are getting a feast, until i get to do my salt buckets rounds, touch wood damage has been minimal,
i planted runner, bolotti, squash, pumpkin, cougette, peas, sweetcorn, in same square and all they have decimated is the french beans and two sunflowers, and 90% id say were bottle protected, not used any pellets, ( so far, though my french beans may have to have extra protection with the next lots 3rd )


you dont just have to use yoghurt pots, and if you are desperate, ask on freecycle or raid recycle bins when they go out on rubbish day

[Moo's Mum]

I lost 2 of my courgette plants last night The slimy little so and so's must've climed up the bottles in the night and had a good old munch. Gggrrrrrrrrrrr...........

[veggiechicken]

Same here MM!! I'm down to one measly little plant with a single green leaf. The rest are stalks, at best.
I pronounce the experiment a miserable failure