Slimy Customers are Still Sniggering.

I am so interested in this use for rhubarb leaves that I shall investigate also. perhaps your first attempt was a failure due to some other mitigating factor? Will research, practise, and let you know.

Hi David, I am going to persevere, it was the bit of stem they were eating, and the leaves hadn't rotted down yet, I thought it was quite funny! Will be interested to hear your results.

Hi, I have been careful to put just leaves in a bucket and treat like comfrey or nettles, and will be happy to wait a few weeks. Will let you know, and, also, will get that sa.e. to you this week.

While trawling through some of the older blogs I came across this one and wondered how the project progressed. Did you come to any conclusions, Tussie and David ?

Hi Xela! yes, I did try it, but made a better effort this year. In my own case, not sure if it worked or not. I've always had hostas in the ground, and they've never been touched, ever, by a slug or snail, so I avoided using the rhubarb leave mix on them. I kept it for my veggies, and it seems to have helped them. BUT - just yesterday - I found a snail 5ft up my runner beans, whilst harvesting the last of them (!!**??) :-o

We have had a very wet wet wet summer, and we had some slugs but not as many as last summer.

Sorry to hear of your very wet summer, Tussie, but glad you've had less of the slugs!

Many thanks, Tussie and David, for your replies.
I haven't had much luck in growing Rhubarb, it doesn't seem to like the spot I chose for it. However, I shall not be giving up, I shall try again next year and would like to give your rhubarb leaf mix a go when I have a plant mature enough to pull.

Yes it has been so wet that the outdoor tomatoes which were growing beautifully laden with fruits have succombed to blight, for the second year. I may give them a miss in the garden next year and just use the greenhouse, perhaps try tomatillo's and cape gooseberries again as substitutes.The rhubarb looks good though, am letting the crowns build this year and will force early for next year

Dont know about the slugs but rhubarb boiled and cooled makes your hair shine good

Loribiscuit lol - so glad you waited for it to cool!