Nematodes advice.

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  1. GYO newbie

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    Just after a bit of advice re nematodes. Where to get them from. How to apply. What to be careful of. Etc etc etc.

    I have huge slugs problems. Slug pellets, ground coffee, egg shells and copper tape didn't deter them all.

    This year I am growing pots, carrots, cuc, toms, broc, courgettes, beans, peas, sweetcirn, bns, aubergines, celery, various berries, leeks, onions, turnip, swede, cabbage.

    Thank you in advance.
     
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    I have used nematodes from Nemasys for three years with great success on my potatoes.
     
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      I see many gardeners on our allotment site using slug pellets wrongly, that is because I read something a few years ago that changed how I used them.

      People freely sprinkle slug pellets straight from the container with the end result being that too many pellets are spread. I read a few years back that this could actually attract slugs into the area and kill only a few. One women was very successful using only 2 slug pellets to protect her greenhouse and when one disappeared she replaced it.

      I now have a much better result using slug pellets by just sprinkling a few into the cap then deploying from there. I also use beer traps.

      I do use nematodes for my potato crop and I time it's use by counting back three weeks from its mature date, so if my spuds (on paper) should be ready to harvest after 14 weeks, I apply at 11 weeks.

      I buy the smallest pack of nemasys nematodes and divide that into four, so four watering cans of nematodes, I do not use a can rose. Pour it carefully at the base of the plants not on the foliage over a quarter of your crop, refill the can with clean water to rinse out and put over the same area. Do the same with the remaining 3 batches.

      I've been intending to try and make my own nematodes but as yet I have not got around to it, maybe next year. Maybe we could as a group here, start a topic and a bit of a field test between us on nematode manufacture next year.

      Steve...:)
       
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      This is from a good article here on how to eke out the nematodes:
      http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningequipment/8675592/The-war-on-slugs-starts-at-home.html

      and a thread from a few years back on similar issues:

      http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/reducing-slug-snail-population.74070/
       
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        Thanks - will read the article tonight.

        Nematodes due to arrive tomorrow. Is there any variety of fruit or veg that I should keep them away from?
         
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