December Raspberries, so is Greta onto something!

[htb]

They use slug pellets, which also do a good job of reducing earthworms numbers which is not such a good thing.

[peds]

...and frogs... and blackbirds... and hedgehogs...

 

Go organic, save the planet (or die trying). 

[neiln]

My daffodils have been growing up through the lawn for maybe 6 weeks now.  Lots of odd flowering either still going or coming early

[JSN]

1 hour ago, htb said:

They use slug pellets, which also do a good job of reducing earthworms numbers which is not such a good thing.

Not for much longer - Metaldehyde is banned from March 2022. 

[htb]

Company I worked for 20yrs ago, Bayer developed methiocarb, metaldehyde rival also produced the neonicotinoides which didn't do much for bees either.

[sime42]

Neonicotinoides still not doing much for bees;- the government recently overturned the ban on their use.

[daveatdave]

2 hours ago, peds said:

...and frogs... and blackbirds... and hedgehogs...

 

Go organic, save the planet (or die trying). 

you can get organic ones like these

6 Pet Friendly Slug Pellets [2021 Guide] (dogowner.co.uk)

[sime42]

Copper is the answer to slugs.

[Peasgood]

1 hour ago, sime42 said:

Copper is the answer to slugs.

Copper is a very effective fungicide but not so sure it does much to slugs.

Only way copper does anything to slugs that I know of is if you fasten a band of it to your raised beds they will not crawl over it. I assume it is a bit like us licking a 9v battery.

Modern slug pellets are based on iron, ferric phosphate

[nepia]

8 hours ago, sime42 said:

Copper is the answer to slugs.

Copper will sort most things animal; it's nasty stuff as a dissolved chemical though necessary as a trace element