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[Gravity Aided]

They're not too keen on letting folk in at this time of day. They've alarms everywhere.

Probably because of all the slugs they have there, sleeping it off.

 

[classic33]

Probably because of all the slugs they have there, sleeping it off.
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Quite possibly

 

[Accy cyclist]

Put out a plate with beer. He'll go for the beer instead of the tree. When he's drunk, drop him off with the constables.

After I posted about my problem I put a tea spoon full of wet porridge oats in the way of the tree. I'm happy to report that the slug is happily devouring the oats. I just hope it appreciates my goodwill gesture and heads home after eating them and not towards my fig tree! If it does and I see it there in the morning I might have to give it a good beating.

 

[Gravity Aided]

After I posted about my problem I put a tea spoon full of wet porridge oats in the way of the tree. I'm happy to report that the slug is happily devouring the oats. I just hope it appreciates my goodwill gesture and heads home after eating them and not towards my fig tree! If it does and I see it there in the morning I might have to give it a good beating.

Do the copper thing, instead. @classic33 has a good point. A ring of copper wire around the tree may do the trick. I wonder why they don't make copper plated slug fencing?

 

[Accy cyclist]

Do the copper thing, instead. @classic33 has a good point. A ring of copper wire around the tree may do the trick. I wonder why they don't make copper plated slug fencing?

Hum,will old pennies do?

 

[Gravity Aided]

Hum,will old pennies do?

Yes, I'm told so.

 

[classic33]

Hum,will old pennies do?

Aye, there's iron in the newer ones. Copper coated though.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Do you have some grapefruit rinds? they may work as well. Diatomaceous earth, in food grade, would work too.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Aye, there's iron in the newer ones. Copper coated though.

There's zinc in ours, might work better.

 

[classic33]

Do the copper thing, instead. @classic33 has a good point. A ring of copper wire around the tree may do the trick. I wonder why they don't make copper plated slug fencing?

They do

and tape, handy for plant pots.

 

[classic33]

There's zinc in ours, might work better.

They react to the copper, due to a chemical reaction.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Do you have some grapefruit rinds? they may work as well. Diatomaceous earth, in food grade, would work too.

No grapefruits here,but plenty of satsumas!

 

[Gravity Aided]

No grapefruits here,but plenty of satsumas!

Might be worth a try. Slugs will crawl into vases, especially if there is beer in them.

 

[classic33]

After I posted about my problem I put a tea spoon full of wet porridge oats in the way of the tree. I'm happy to report that the slug is happily devouring the oats. I just hope it appreciates my goodwill gesture and heads home after eating them and not towards my fig tree! If it does and I see it there in the morning I might have to give it a good beating.

The drawback with oats is the amount of water/fluid they can soak up, and the resulting volume increase. The slugs end up exploding due to the oats expanding

 

[Accy cyclist]

The drawback with oats is the amount of water/fluid they can soak up, and the resulting volume increase. The slugs end up exploding due to the oats expanding

Oh no! I've just paid a fiver for my windows cleaning(too lazy now to do them myself)! I certainly don't want slug body parts on my bathroom window!