When we bought our new home and started gardening in ground and in raised beds. I thought I would be dealing with slugs and I did. Trapped many with the ol' beer traps. In our super humid environment of coastal Florida I figured I knew what dealing with slugs was all about. I thought I was fighting the great war till last October when we spent a month in England. I saw slugs that absolutely struck fear in my soul! Your slugs are ENOURMOUS brother!! T-Rexes of the slug world!! And dear Lord there are so many everywhere! I think some of them could even total a bike or electric scooter! 😮😯😲😳🥺😦😧 Love the video, though! Great job as always Tony @simplifygardening ! I had to watch it twice! 🤩🤩
I do the sunken beer in jar, but I add a margarine container with some openings cut in it. This stops rain from filling up the jar 👍👍. I’ll be out today now gently tilling the soil to expose the eggs to our minus 6c nights. Great update Tony, hope your safe, Ali 🥶🥶🇨🇦
I use the beer trap in conjunction with a shallow cardboard box or large flattened out cardboard box as a perfect place for them to stay out of the sunlight and moist. They gravitate to both the traps and boxes which increases my slug yield immensely.
I'm amazed nobody sells a solar powered slug barrier for raised beds. So simple, maybe use copper wire, clip them on and connect + and - from small solar panel to the wire. Not rocket science but effective it could have a small battery that charges during the day, much like solar powered sensor lights. There's a project for my plot before spring starts.
I have also tried catching the slugs in a container with a lid and keeping them there for an extended period as some have parasitic enemies on/in them which infect the whole lot then you can add water, sieve into a watering can and spray it around as a biological slugicide (a word I may trademark)!
Hi , I am going to try something else this year . I have contacted the local chimney sweep to trial soot for my roses which suffer from black spot , however I have also read up on using soot in the garden which also has benefits to control slugs and snails , however need to watch out and not overdo it
Yeah and ensure the chimneys which the soot came from that the owners were only burning clean wood. A lot of people burn all sorts of rubbish which could contaminate the soot.
The birds in my garden apparently have a taste for broccoli leaves. They have pecked and eaten all the upper leaves while pooping on the lower ones...😂
Hi I put my grow lights up and doing great. I have great neigjbours that gave the lights to me. Ive been lucky no slugs last year but a hedgehog who is fat as butter lol tfs sylvi🎉🎉🎉
Be careful with the oats around plants. I tried this last year around squash plants and it attracted rats onto my plot and lost loads of squash by rats nibbling them 🤮 my sweetcorn was also decimated. Never had a problem with rats before and I did see them running down the side of my plot 😢 great video though
Brilliant slug video, mate! While I don't have a slug problem, you cover everything I've learned to control them.
Good to hear! the other videos linked cover the rest . Cheers Scott
Always great tips thanks Tony
Great video packed with useful tips once more. Thanks.
Short, to the point, packed full of information!! Great vid Tony🙏🏼
Glad you liked it Thanks
When we bought our new home and started gardening in ground and in raised beds. I thought I would be dealing with slugs and I did. Trapped many with the ol' beer traps. In our super humid environment of coastal Florida I figured I knew what dealing with slugs was all about. I thought I was fighting the great war till last October when we spent a month in England. I saw slugs that absolutely struck fear in my soul! Your slugs are ENOURMOUS brother!! T-Rexes of the slug world!! And dear Lord there are so many everywhere! I think some of them could even total a bike or electric scooter! 😮😯😲😳🥺😦😧
Love the video, though! Great job as always Tony @simplifygardening ! I had to watch it twice! 🤩🤩
Yeah we have a real battle with them Dave. its why videos like this will be helpful for new gardeners too
Hi Tony, great video with very useful tips. Thanks for sharing and take care 😊
Thanks, you too! Glad you enjoyed it.
I do the sunken beer in jar, but I add a margarine container with some openings cut in it. This stops rain from filling up the jar 👍👍. I’ll be out today now gently tilling the soil to expose the eggs to our minus 6c nights. Great update Tony, hope your safe, Ali 🥶🥶🇨🇦
All good Ali thanks. and those are excellent tips, thanks for adding them
I use the beer trap in conjunction with a shallow cardboard box or large flattened out cardboard box as a perfect place for them to stay out of the sunlight and moist. They gravitate to both the traps and boxes which increases my slug yield immensely.
Excellent. knocking the numbers is key for following months
Awesome suggestions, thank you
You are so welcome!
brilliant work cheers
Thank you! Cheers!
I'm amazed nobody sells a solar powered slug barrier for raised beds. So simple, maybe use copper wire, clip them on and connect + and - from small solar panel to the wire. Not rocket science but effective it could have a small battery that charges during the day, much like solar powered sensor lights. There's a project for my plot before spring starts.
A new venture for you lol
I have also tried catching the slugs in a container with a lid and keeping them there for an extended period as some have parasitic enemies on/in them which infect the whole lot then you can add water, sieve into a watering can and spray it around as a biological slugicide (a word I may trademark)!
Yes i speak about nematodes in the video in the endscreen
Hi , I am going to try something else this year . I have contacted the local chimney sweep to trial soot for my roses which suffer from black spot , however I have also read up on using soot in the garden which also has benefits to control slugs and snails , however need to watch out and not overdo it
Yeah and ensure the chimneys which the soot came from that the owners were only burning clean wood. A lot of people burn all sorts of rubbish which could contaminate the soot.
The birds in my garden apparently have a taste for broccoli leaves. They have pecked and eaten all the upper leaves while pooping on the lower ones...😂
Hi I put my grow lights up and doing great. I have great neigjbours that gave the lights to me. Ive been lucky no slugs last year but a hedgehog who is fat as butter lol tfs sylvi🎉🎉🎉
The hedgehog who was obviously eating well have done a great job for you. Nice neighbour to give you some grow lights right at the prefect time
I wish we had hedgehogs and those big ground beatles in Canada. Unfortunately, we don't.
@JS-jl1yj They are nothing short of ADORABLE, too!! 😍
Plenty of other ways and the end card video has some more real good ways to deal with them
Be careful with the oats around plants. I tried this last year around squash plants and it attracted rats onto my plot and lost loads of squash by rats nibbling them 🤮 my sweetcorn was also decimated. Never had a problem with rats before and I did see them running down the side of my plot 😢 great video though
yeah it could be an issue but if they are coming for oats they are already there