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My Delpinium Pacific Giants

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By Jacque


My Delpinium Pacific Giants

Purchased these in March this year & planted them out but the Slugs/Snails found them & ate them all way down :( This is a Pic after a wk of taking them from the Border :) I Think theyl be ok now :)



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Jacque anything i have in pots that the slugs & snails like i put vasline or petrolium jelly,(it does the same job as vasline but cheaper) round top of pot as they can't get past it as they slide of it.

14 Jul, 2009

 

Thanx 4 that Clarice :)

14 Jul, 2009

 

Your welcome.

14 Jul, 2009

 

:D

14 Jul, 2009

 

mine got damaged to jacque so am i best taking it out or shall i leave it now, will it just come back next year,

15 Jul, 2009

 

Hi San i planted some Last year & they got chewed bad 2 but i left them in & they didnt come back :( these will be replanted again when their Bigger it should givem a better chance of surveing from Slug/Snails :)

15 Jul, 2009

 

will try it myself then jacque thanx :o)

15 Jul, 2009

 

YW San :)

15 Jul, 2009

 

i did what you did jacque and have potted my dephinium so fingers crossed :o)

15 Jul, 2009

 

:) Ul soon see them Pop up San :) Make sure their in a Nice Hot Sunny Spot they love it :)

15 Jul, 2009

 

ok jacque, i bourght a new one to which isnt very big but has flowers comming

15 Jul, 2009

 

Sound Great San u best post sum pics when in flower :)

15 Jul, 2009

 

will do :o)

15 Jul, 2009

 

Thanks for the tip on Petroleum jelly Clarice will pass that on to daughter in law, she has just taken up gardening having just moved from flat to house but everything she's planted has been ravaged by snails and slugs!! She's not happy !!

18 Jul, 2009



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