Gardening anyone?

[muddy]

Another lovely day here,  but the ground is so dry now.

I am endeavouring to take the top few inches of soil off all my big tubs,  then add the Nematode mix,  and finish off  topping up with some fresh compost.    A long job because I've got too many tubs.   

Is that for slugs Mups ? 
If so does it work 

[klondike]

Those little blue pellets don't. 

Really inaccurate out of an airgun and when I loaded a shotgun cartridge with them it blew the entire plant out of the pot.

[muddy]

😀
I have a dog and don't put down pellets or poison of any sort
Have tried wood ash and eggshells but the slugs are toughies down my way.

[klondike]

Have you tried copper? I've read that they won't cross copper strips round the tops of pots. For sale in many places.

[muddy]

No I haven't .
Because Charlie Dimmock says the soli has to be slug free before you put the copper around which I presume to mean new soil which doesn't have any snail  /slug eggs in it .else they will eat from within as it were .
As my pots are old and large it would be a major job to replace all that soil .

[GrannyMac]

Those little blue pellets don't.

Really inaccurate out of an airgun and when I loaded a shotgun cartridge with them it blew the entire plant out of the pot.

😂😂

[Mups]

Is that for slugs Mups ?
If so does it work

No,  not the one I use.   I buy it from Green Gardener, its for Vine Weevals,  but they sell other ones too.
See here:

https://www.greengardener.co.uk/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21594013130&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4-mk0c2DlAMVZZJQBh01jyNLEAAYASAAEgKsmPD_BwE


April 23, 2026, 10:02:31 AM

Have you tried copper? I've read that they won't cross copper strips round the tops of pots. For sale in many places.

Yes Klondie, and I  found the copper bands quite effective last year.   I used the tape to put round pots, and the rigid rings to put round  emerging Dahlias in the ground.    ( https://www.slugrings.co.uk/)  I found the rigid ones excellent and will use them again this year.

Like Muddy said,  with the dogs always poking about where they shouldn't,  I daren't use any dangerous chemicals.  My Gertie is a nightmare for foraging and eating things she shouldn't.

[GrannyMac]

This morning early in our little garden.

https://postimg.cc/qtqhqs06

[Alex]

Lovely lilac tree GM    I had a white lilac tree a few years ago but it died.

[Raven]

I love the raised beds, I've been thinking about having them here, but the garden is so big, it would cost a fortune.

[GrannyMac]

Lovely lilac tree GM    I had a white lilac tree a few years ago but it died.

It's flowered really well this year Alex.  We also had a white one that died.

Today at 07:01:49 AM

I love the raised beds, I've been thinking about having them here, but the garden is so big, it would cost a fortune.

Thanks Raven, i like it too.  It was already built when we moved here, so we kept it as it is.