Welcome to Slug Off
Sunday
5 September
The place to discover everything you ever wanted to know about the slug, plus a whole lot more you didn’t even realise you didn’t know but are now glad you found out!
- Find out which 4 slugs cause most damage in the garden.
- Learn that male slugs lay eggs!
- Why people always reach for the dreaded little blue pellets when they’re one of the least effective methods of slug control.
- Discover better ways to manage troublesome molluscs that won’t harm wildlife.
Plus so much more...
Things to do in September
It’s beginning to get cooler and damper, and slugs are starting to lay their autumn batch of eggs. Slugs lay eggs nearly all year round, but most prolifically in late summer and early autumn.
As the summer bedding begins to die, remove it to the compost heap. If left it provides both food and shelter for slugs. This removal of plants past their best has the added benefit of showing off those still flowering.
The war against slugs is one the gardener will never win. But working with natural solutions, planting strategically, and encouraging wildlife, we can minimise the impact of the slug menace
Why Slug Off
If I ask about your number one garden pest, I bet the reply is an almost unanimous; “Slugs and snails!”
I must admit they’re the bane of my gardening life too. I watch gardening programs and read garden magazines and websites, searching for that one elusive remedy to rid me of this nuisance forever.
I found lots of useful information, but scattered all over the place – hence Slug Off. All the information you need, and all in one handy place.
So what’s here?
Slug Solutions is the heart of the site. Every tip and idea I can find about dealing with slugs and protecting your precious plants from their ravages. I’ll also be telling you about encouraging friendly slug predators and about creating a ‘slug unfriendly’ garden, which all compliment the more traditional forms of ‘mollusc management’.
Slug Facts teaches you more about the humble slug. It’s basically a snail without a shell, so most of what you read on this site applies equally to dealing with snails too.
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Did you
know?
Slugs are hermaphrodite, having both male and female reproductive organs
What’s New
Slug Barriers
Given favourable conditions a slug will tackle most rough surfaces to reach food. However, barriers of crushed egg shells, grit, ash, sharp sand, hair, and diatomaceous earth all deter it from feasting on your precious plants.
How about making a handy slug barrier from an old plastic bottle?
Why slugs hate salt
It’s a well know fact, but do you know why that is?
The Slug Year
Month by month account of how to banish slugs from your garden.
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