tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post7360090124996116697..comments2023-10-17T10:17:10.120+01:00Comments on Suburban Veg Plot: In need of nematodes?suburban veg gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-91742551122790781742014-04-28T16:42:18.453+01:002014-04-28T16:42:18.453+01:00I think we read the same slug research! it made f...I think we read the same slug research! it made for some pretty daunting reading. I wasn't too bothered by slugs last year but have been finding loads this year. May have to look into the nematode thing as I've just been picking them off so far but I fear they're winning! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-77256706992429496082014-04-22T01:23:55.697+01:002014-04-22T01:23:55.697+01:00Very informative! I have snail problem in my garde...Very informative! I have snail problem in my garden especially during monsoon! Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-53796804085962551012014-04-08T15:15:05.326+01:002014-04-08T15:15:05.326+01:00It hovered only for a short time before the buy bu...It hovered only for a short time before the buy button was pressed. Growing crops for my Gardeners' World Live plot means that I can't afford to lose many at all. So far, the chickens have been enjoying the feast of slugs and snails daintily served to them on the end of a trowel each morning!suburban veg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-52715504334427687052014-04-08T15:13:08.909+01:002014-04-08T15:13:08.909+01:00Wherever we garden, we all have our most dreaded p...Wherever we garden, we all have our most dreaded pests. A friend only a few miles away suffers most from wild rabbits and deer that come in from the surrounding woodlands.suburban veg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-26134213415870189422014-04-08T15:11:32.789+01:002014-04-08T15:11:32.789+01:00When they mate, only one ends up with fertilised e...When they mate, only one ends up with fertilised eggs as each slug can use only one set of reproductive organs at a time. I was mixing up 2 facts though (as I've corrected in the post) in that the ability to produce eggs without fertilisation is thought to be used in times of plentiful food, where a sudden boom in population occurs to take advantage of the conditions. A bit like the aphid explosion in good summers where one minute there's none, the next they're everywhere. Aphids are even worse in that the females (without any intervention from males) give birth to live young (termed vivipary). suburban veg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-72844303910834175342014-04-08T15:03:44.085+01:002014-04-08T15:03:44.085+01:00I've been lucky in that they've never actu...I've been lucky in that they've never actually affected my potato crops, it's the above ground damage that's been the worst. I guess you could make sure you dig and turn the soil well on your plot on a nice sunny day in the hope that the local bird population will feast on the critters and their eggs.suburban veg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-1424735034643635462014-04-08T14:50:41.687+01:002014-04-08T14:50:41.687+01:00I know, it just seems such a waste of all that tim...I know, it just seems such a waste of all that time and effort. This year, the suburban veg plot may well be renamed Fort Knox as far as those darn molluscs are concerned.suburban veg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-49145343758065486562014-04-08T14:49:48.099+01:002014-04-08T14:49:48.099+01:00It's the little ones that seem to do the worst...It's the little ones that seem to do the worst damage Joanne. I was so annoyed when they totally razed a crop of lettuce seedlings I planted out last year - I'm determined they're not going to get the chance again!suburban veg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-28681747250052030672014-04-06T11:29:16.385+01:002014-04-06T11:29:16.385+01:00Is your finger still hovering or did you press the...Is your finger still hovering or did you press the buy button? The extent of mollusc damage here varies from year to year. I was out last night torch in hand and rounded up a good few :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-64493697800813904072014-04-03T16:01:14.207+01:002014-04-03T16:01:14.207+01:00It's a new lesson for me. Thanks for sharingIt's a new lesson for me. Thanks for sharingEndah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-67754521166275952572014-04-03T12:22:34.588+01:002014-04-03T12:22:34.588+01:00I thought slugs still had to mate but that both en...I thought slugs still had to mate but that both ended up with fertilised eggs. In the garden our problem is snails which can;t be dealt with by nematodes, Trouble also is that to deal with a garden full of slugs you would need a lorry loaf of nematodes tooSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-64208548597989661222014-04-03T11:55:27.839+01:002014-04-03T11:55:27.839+01:00I think there'll be many pests about this year...I think there'll be many pests about this year after the mild winter. I resorted to growing all my potatoes in containers because of the slug damage to them on the plot, but now I'm on a new site, I'm going to give them another go in the ground. You've made me wonder now if this is the best year to be trying it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-44604213732149178432014-04-03T09:51:23.366+01:002014-04-03T09:51:23.366+01:00Ugh, you're right, there are going to be loads...Ugh, you're right, there are going to be loads this year I think. It's SO disappointing when you've sown a seed, watered it, nurtured it, potted it on, hardened it off, planted it out and, oh, it's gone and all that's left is a little raggedy stump.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6288480452785054795.post-32378415101225197582014-04-03T09:26:38.207+01:002014-04-03T09:26:38.207+01:00I wasn't too badly affected last year buy the ...I wasn't too badly affected last year buy the slugs but I agree with you, after having such a mild winter Nematodes are the way to go. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.com