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Brussel Sprouts and winter Cabbage at my raised garden

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By Johnjoe


Brussel Sprouts and winter Cabbage at my raised garden

Planted in September having some problem with slugs sprayed with soapy water, hope it works



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your veggies look grand hope the slug problem gets resolved.

15 Jan, 2014

 

Thanks Mary, they are little burgers

15 Jan, 2014

 

oh!!!:-((

15 Jan, 2014

 

I tried copper ribbon around the rims of my planters, which seemed to work on the surface slugs.
I may try it around the edges of my borders, if I can source copper strips.

15 Jan, 2014

 

Veggies look good and healthy. Just an idea, try putting a few large stones, or broken clay pots in you raised beds and see if the slugs go under there to rest. Look underneath and pick off by hand. Try it and see, as in my beach garden the slugs and snails find shelter between the large stones.

16 Jan, 2014

 

I heard that about the copper before thanks anyway Mouldy, I was thinking of fitting copper pipe around the mid centre of raised bed. I did try it before on the lawn with 1/2" copper 10"x!0" and put a snail in the middle when I went back he had disappeared, maybe the birds got him. Lol,,,

16 Jan, 2014

 

Thank Lindak that sounds like a good idea, thats worth a try.

16 Jan, 2014

 

I'm not sure about snails, JJ, but the copper electrocutes slugs!

16 Jan, 2014

 

I tough slugs and snails were the same, one is never old to learn, its worth a try. Thanks Mouldy,,

16 Jan, 2014

 

Worth a try.
AndrewR swears by them and he certainly knows his onions, does Andrew, pun intended.

16 Jan, 2014



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