Controlling SLUGS n' SNAILS...

[@rodneyholland1867]

underrated, excellent channel. Great tips. I hope this comment does something for the KZbin algorithm.

[@kevdimo6459]

I’ll give you a like and a comment to help even further. 👍🏻 Now I’ll make my own comment to help make a difference.

[@homesteading]

Thanks for the positive comments!

[@soniawoolley366]

Always great information - thanks

[@kowe76]

Love the pipe idea. Will definitely give that a go. Love your channel.😊

[@elizabethszabo7981]

I am going to introduce into my practice for sure!!!! Thank you John!

[@simonstone3336]

Great work mate

[@smiddyskrt8111]

Great info! I actively went out in rain and collected a full milk carton full... Will be doing the pot method for sure.

[@Beaguins]

I've found it really helps to remove debris. Even mulch can be a problem (except pine needles; slugs don't seem to like those). Thanks for not endorsing the use of cornmeal and other DIY ideas that don't work.

[@danielmcarthur6200]

Ive also had success with grease around beds

[@uschiaala]

I use iron bait stations but I also like to use mustard seeds whenever I'm planting direct or transplanting. A generous sprinkle of mustard seeds a few days before I intend to sow my "real" seeds or transplant my seedlings - then I plant into the middle of the sprouting mustard. Slugs and snails love the mustard and it gives my seeds/seedlings more of a chance to get large enough to not be bothered so much by a few nibbles. Then as the mustard gets bigger I just chop and drop (as mulch and as ongoing slug distraction), or I leave some to grow to maturity for the bees and hover flies (also excellent trap crops for white butterflies).

[@kowe76]

Though the bait does say safe to use around animals, a lot of Vet clinics are seeing an increase in iron toxicity in animals. The pipe idea is a great solution to this 😊

[@sofiamiliaressis5403]

Thanks John, for telling me to buy the iron chelate Multiguard snail pellets last year. You are always spot on with all your advice & tips on your channel. Cheers Sofia

[@homesteading]

Glad to hear it worked for you.

[@lollypop2413]

Thanks so much. I live in Melbourne. Cockatoos are also a problem . Have a great weekend!

[@kevdimo6459]

Thanks for that info. I’ve had free range chickens roaming my veggie gardens for years now so the slug and snail 🐌 problem doesn’t bother me. However I’ve had to fence my actual garden’s to keep the Chooks out of them, also I’ve taken to using pots to grow in also, with a chicken wire surrounding them. Not only do I benefit from the veggies, it’s highly enjoyable to watch the chickens wondering around, and interacting with them.

[@kdegraa]

Wow a bait station is such a good idea. Snails love resting in pipes. I’m going to try this idea. I like the idea of not spreading the pellets and keeping them off soil plants are growing in.

[@allangoodger969]

All the best for the weekend with all this cold weather and wind forcast.

[@homesteading]

It's been rather wet and windy overnight (48mm) but no problems. There are advantages to being on a ridge with good wind protection (trees!)

[@jupvanrinkhuyzen6213]

Safe your soot. It is not foolproof but the snails and slugs don’t like it much. It has the added advantage that it also provides some nitrogen. I sprinkle some of the weathered soot around the plants in an unbroken line.

[@rubygray7749]

And ducks!!!

[@homesteading]

Yes, ducks are another good way to control slugs and snails.