What is Slug Damage?
Slug damage can be identified by slime trails or leaves being munched or plants completely being destroyed. Vegetables destroyed: Lettuces, cabbage leaves, potato plants, spinach, leaf beat. Vegetables slugs left alone: Carrots, onions, kale, runner beans, peas, spinach, broad beans, parsnip. Month Occurred: May, June, July so far. Solution: Firstly check your plants closely to find slugs and snails and hand pick them off. Its best to destroy them as opposed to putting them in your neighbours garden as they do come back! Organic Solutions include: • beer traps, • putting down egg shells or gravel around plants, • garlic powder around the plot, • using Nemotodes at the very beginning of the slug season, • used coffee grounds seem to be a good solution as stated on Gardeners World, • copper tape around the plot, • vermiculite around the edge of the soil, • build a pond and encourage frogs and toads as they eat slugs, • make a hedgehog shelter to try and encourage them into your garden, t
