SLUGS are showing no sign of disappearing back underground, thanks to the warm and moist weather. Word around most gardens and allotments is this has been one of the worst years in living memory. By now, slugs are normally back underground, or have gravitated towards the cool, shady dry spots so they're easy to find.
But this year, ninja style, they're still finding a way to munch on practically everything. Entire veg plots are being razed to the ground and God help the Dahlias. It's almost as if the slugs have got together to work out how to best get around all the usual repellents.
GARDENING But Garden expert Ted Bromley-Hall, from Ibran , reckons he might have a couple of alternatives for Sun Gardening readers to try out. He said: "There’s a common misconception that eggshells are a great physical deterrent to slugs, but in reality, slugs are able to cross most sharp surfaces thanks to their secretion of a dense mucus slime. "Worse still, decaying, unwashed eggshells emit a smell that attracts slugs! “For greenhouses and sheltered spots, you could use finely powdered gypsum as the powder prevents the slugs from being able to create traction.
" Most read in Real Life According to the Oxford Languages Dictionary, Gypsum is a soft white or grey mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. It occurs chiefly in sedimentary deposits and is used to make fertilisers and plaster of Paris, and in the building industry. You can buy small bags of it from eBay for £3.
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