Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 hi jo,,, try keeping seedlings inside a 'moat' in the greenhouse / outside. pots inside bowls with a little water do the trick. u can use an upside down saucer to avoid waterlog. as long as your base is surrounded by water. even a slug and snail proof shelf can be errected with this method using two bowls, pots and a plank. peace colin - heartwerk Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:52 PM Re: ah crud nuggets Hi AnoukWe bought a couple of reels of 2 inch copper tape. My 'greenhouse' is just a plastic one, and we put tape around the bottom of the walls, inside and out, on the stand around the bottom edges - everywhere where a slug or snail could possible reach. The slugs and snails still got in and munched my seedlings. I put a snail on the tape, and it moved pretty quickly, so they obviously don't like it but are prepared to go over it to get to my seedlings!!!We will try again next year, but it is very disappointing.Jo , "Anouk Sickler" <zurumato wrote:>> Sorry to hear that jo, It must be going around.> > something ate my melons too. > the plants just wilted and tiny little undeveloped melons > were just left there. > > It is a shame, because we were looking forward to eating them> and couldn't wait.> > I might have slugs, although I have actually never seen one.> someone mentioned something about copper here, but how do you > find old information on this site? I did a search on vegan chat> but the search was innefective. > > I cannot stand to hear people in my other group that I belong to> talking about how to drwon them in beer. > > I did remove the corn caterpillars. but, might also have some ohter> damaging insects, because> There are holes in the emerging baby corns, that have not > yet developed for eating. > > I can't tell the good insects from the bad ones. : & > > I shall try again, just like we all do. > > > > > > , "jo" <jo.heartwork@> wrote:> >> > Sorry to hear that Fraggle. If it's any consolation the slugs have been> > busy here while I was away and I have lost about 75% of my home grown> > annuals, and they have had a go at my latest tomato plant as well. > Also the> > neighbours cats have dug up some of my recently planted annuals in> tubs so> > they could use the tubs as lavatories! Gardening is such fun.> > > > Jo> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Doesn't that just kill the snails though? Jo - Colin Sky Wednesday, June 07, 2006 2:01 AM Re: Re: slug and snail proof with this method. hi jo,,, try keeping seedlings inside a 'moat' in the greenhouse / outside. pots inside bowls with a little water do the trick. u can use an upside down saucer to avoid waterlog. as long as your base is surrounded by water. even a slug and snail proof shelf can be errected with this method using two bowls, pots and a plank. peace colin - heartwerk Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:52 PM Re: ah crud nuggets Hi AnoukWe bought a couple of reels of 2 inch copper tape. My 'greenhouse' is just a plastic one, and we put tape around the bottom of the walls, inside and out, on the stand around the bottom edges - everywhere where a slug or snail could possible reach. The slugs and snails still got in and munched my seedlings. I put a snail on the tape, and it moved pretty quickly, so they obviously don't like it but are prepared to go over it to get to my seedlings!!!We will try again next year, but it is very disappointing.Jo , "Anouk Sickler" <zurumato wrote:>> Sorry to hear that jo, It must be going around.> > something ate my melons too. > the plants just wilted and tiny little undeveloped melons > were just left there. > > It is a shame, because we were looking forward to eating them> and couldn't wait.> > I might have slugs, although I have actually never seen one.> someone mentioned something about copper here, but how do you > find old information on this site? I did a search on vegan chat> but the search was innefective. > > I cannot stand to hear people in my other group that I belong to> talking about how to drwon them in beer. > > I did remove the corn caterpillars. but, might also have some ohter> damaging insects, because> There are holes in the emerging baby corns, that have not > yet developed for eating. > > I can't tell the good insects from the bad ones. : & > > I shall try again, just like we all do. > > > > > > , "jo" <jo.heartwork@> wrote:> >> > Sorry to hear that Fraggle. If it's any consolation the slugs have been> > busy here while I was away and I have lost about 75% of my home grown> > annuals, and they have had a go at my latest tomato plant as well. > Also the> > neighbours cats have dug up some of my recently planted annuals in> tubs so> > they could use the tubs as lavatories! Gardening is such fun.> > > > Jo> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 it depends snails and slugs won't generally cross water unless they somehow feel compelled they have to... generally, they'll just wander around the outside lookin fer a way in, and then give up and slime their lil ways somewhere else... jo Jun 7, 2006 9:26 AM Re: Re: slug and snail proof with this method. Doesn't that just kill the snails though? Jo - Colin Sky Wednesday, June 07, 2006 2:01 AM Re: Re: slug and snail proof with this method. hi jo,,, try keeping seedlings inside a 'moat' in the greenhouse / outside. pots inside bowls with a little water do the trick. u can use an upside down saucer to avoid waterlog. as long as your base is surrounded by water. even a slug and snail proof shelf can be errected with this method using two bowls, pots and a plank. peace colin - heartwerk Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:52 PM Re: ah crud nuggets Hi AnoukWe bought a couple of reels of 2 inch copper tape. My 'greenhouse' is just a plastic one, and we put tape around the bottom of the walls, inside and out, on the stand around the bottom edges - everywhere where a slug or snail could possible reach. The slugs and snails still got in and munched my seedlings. I put a snail on the tape, and it moved pretty quickly, so they obviously don't like it but are prepared to go over it to get to my seedlings!!!We will try again next year, but it is very disappointing.Jo , "Anouk Sickler" <zurumato wrote:>> Sorry to hear that jo, It must be going around.> > something ate my melons too. > the plants just wilted and tiny little undeveloped melons > were just left there. > > It is a shame, because we were looking forward to eating them> and couldn't wait.> > I might have slugs, although I have actually never seen one.> someone mentioned something about copper here, but how do you > find old information on this site? I did a search on vegan chat> but the search was innefective. > > I cannot stand to hear people in my other group that I belong to> talking about how to drwon them in beer. > > I did remove the corn caterpillars. but, might also have some ohter> damaging insects, because> There are holes in the emerging baby corns, that have not > yet developed for eating. > > I can't tell the good insects from the bad ones. : & > > I shall try again, just like we all do. > > > > > > , "jo" <jo.heartwork@> wrote:> >> > Sorry to hear that Fraggle. If it's any consolation the slugs have been> > busy here while I was away and I have lost about 75% of my home grown> > annuals, and they have had a go at my latest tomato plant as well. > Also the> > neighbours cats have dug up some of my recently planted annuals in> tubs so> > they could use the tubs as lavatories! Gardening is such fun.> > > > Jo> >> I don't wanna be no war hero Don't want a movie made about me I don't wanna be no war hero Just get away from the madness I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2006 Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 What if they hold the castle to siege, and manage to get the drawbridge down and across the moat? They have siege engines you know, I have seen them on their backs.......................no hang on they were snails.........the cavalry...................loosing it again.................sorry! The Valley Vegan................Colin Sky <colinsky wrote: hi jo,,, try keeping seedlings inside a 'moat' in the greenhouse / outside. pots inside bowls with a little water do the trick. u can use an upside down saucer to avoid waterlog. as long as your base is surrounded by water. even a slug and snail proof shelf can be errected with this method using two bowls, pots and a plank. peace colin - heartwerk Tuesday, June 06, 2006 6:52 PM Re: ah crud nuggets Hi AnoukWe bought a couple of reels of 2 inch copper tape. My 'greenhouse' is just a plastic one, and we put tape around the bottom of the walls, inside and out, on the stand around the bottom edges - everywhere where a slug or snail could possible reach. The slugs and snails still got in and munched my seedlings. I put a snail on the tape, and it moved pretty quickly, so they obviously don't like it but are prepared to go over it to get to my seedlings!!!We will try again next year, but it is very disappointing.Jo , "Anouk Sickler" <zurumato wrote:>> Sorry to hear that jo, It must be going around.> > something ate my melons too. > the plants just wilted and tiny little undeveloped melons > were just left there. > > It is a shame, because we were looking forward to eating them> and couldn't wait.> > I might have slugs, although I have actually never seen one.> someone mentioned something about copper here, but how do you > find old information on this site? I did a search on vegan chat> but the search was innefective. > > I cannot stand to hear people in my other group that I belong to> talking about how to drwon them in beer. > > I did remove the corn caterpillars. but, might also have some ohter> damaging insects, because> There are holes in the emerging baby corns, that have not > yet developed for eating. > > I can't tell the good insects from the bad ones. : & > > I shall try again, just like we all do. > > > > > > , "jo" <jo.heartwork@> wrote:> >> > Sorry to hear that Fraggle. If it's any consolation the slugs have been> > busy here while I was away and I have lost about 75% of my home grown> > annuals, and they have had a go at my latest tomato plant as well. > Also the> > neighbours cats have dug up some of my recently planted annuals in> tubs so> > they could use the tubs as lavatories! Gardening is such fun.> > > > Jo> >> Peter H Try the all-new Mail . "The New Version is radically easier to use" – The Wall Street Journal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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