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Offline pompeylee

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Slugs!!!!
« on: April 02, 2015, 08:48:13 AM »
Hi all,

Here for the first time of 3 visits this year (in laws here in between) & decided to plant some cucumber plants bought from fetiye market, following day plants had been eaten by what I assume we're slugs or snails, anyone know of repellants I could use or do create a ring of salt?,
Lettuce I had planted last September had survived & was able to use this week.



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Re: Slugs!!!!
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2015, 08:56:49 AM »
There are literally hundreds of snails in gardens, you will see them on the walls of houses.   Wait until it rains, they all appear then.   Try the D.I.Y. shop in Calis or the one in Fethiye for some slug repellant.   Pots  of beer will work if you bury them in the soil as the the snails and slugs try to drink it and fall in (probably drunk) and drown.  My Father used to do this with his veggie patch.  ;D

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Re: Slugs!!!!
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2015, 09:14:43 AM »
Salt or beer is best. Otherwise, with pellets etc., you've got a good chance of poisoning other wildlife.

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Re: Slugs!!!!
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2015, 15:31:43 PM »
My friends next door to me throw all there orange and lemon peels on garden to stop them they grow all veg worth a try .(and they are turkish)

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Re: Slugs!!!!
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2015, 15:49:19 PM »
Go out in dark of the evening, with a torch and a pair of solid boots - provided you only wear the boots in the garden.

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Re: Slugs!!!!
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2015, 16:37:05 PM »
I think they want to kill 'em humanely, not kick 'em to death.

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Re: Slugs!!!!
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2015, 16:42:40 PM »
I was thinking about a quick, humane stomp.

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Re: Slugs!!!!
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2015, 20:42:58 PM »
"Humane Stomp" Colwyn when was that dance doing the rounds?

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Re: Slugs!!!!
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2015, 21:24:15 PM »
There just homeless snails really. Snails are just travellers really with their homes slung on their back.
And they have to eat

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Re: Slugs!!!!
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2015, 20:01:40 PM »
3 chilli plants I bought from fetiye market in April had lovely (& hot) fresh chiillies on in July, hope there still going strong in September along with a tomato plant I rescued from a pathway & the chocolate mint I planted.




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