Focus on… Slugs and snails
WITH questions being raised as to the effectiveness of traditional controls, and subtle differences between slugs and snails also having an impact on targeted approaches, how should you deal with potential infestations on the plot this year?
Out with the old…
Have you applied grit, coarse bark or crushed eggshells around plants as barriers to deter slugs or snails? Well, don’t bother. Unfortunately, they have been proven ineffective as barriers against these two major garden pests (the jury is still out on copper tape).
“You’d be forgiven for despairing but don’t”
When you stand in your allotment or veggie plot of a warm, moist evening – as I have done – and can actually hear the munching as slugs and snails devour all edibles within reach, then you’d be forgiven for
