Slugs & Snails are waiting in the foyey for those young succulent green tips. What is your counter

@Purple Streaks
@JR
@Pushkin ,..Just a Tip or Two,..spray on a dry evening,..a fine spray starting at the top of plants as it will drip downwards,..you will see the results next morning,..Snail and Slug Slime Tracks leading to the victims,..do the spray approx twice a week,..for Hostas you spray under leaf and over,..the Hosta results will astonish you.

 

Thanks glengarry , tips are always welcome.
This one Ive put on my list to try
my aim might be better than my usual practice

 

My Neem oil came yesterday and was rock hard.
I put it on my fire mantle and now it's runny.

You know what? I was wondering if it will work on Fuchsia Gall Mite.

My hostas are now showing so it won't be long until the slugs and snails come out to play.

 

I too use neem oil, to treat our lemon tree for scale insect, etc.

One word of caution though. Be careful when spraying near ponds. It is dangerous for fish. Not the neem-iness, but the oil. A film of oil on the surface=suffocation for the fish....

 

I remember when i first got mine,..i just went Duh Duh,..seeing i had an oily liquid in mind,..then i figured standing it in hot water until it softened would be correct,..i am still doing so as it solidifies again when cold.

No harm trying it on Fuchsia Gall Mite seeing it works on most critters.

 

Just yesterday I found some slugs hiding under our catnip.
Guess they waited for the perfect time to swarm the garden and nibble on my precious seedlings.


I collect them by hand and throw them into a pot of water with a bit of dish soap to keep them from escaping. After collection they all get flushed down the toilet

Edit: the orange "ball" you see is the slime they secrete. It conglomerates because of the dish soap and the slugs mostly don't survive it

 

@glengarry23
My squash and courgette plants were fine and then the dreaded all too familiar powdery mildew arrived.
So i mixed up my neem oil mixture. My first attempt was fun with the oil sitting on top of the water.
But I've now mastered a small batch mix. Put one teaspoon neem oil into a beaker with one teaspoon of liquid soap. Mix together well whilst it's warm (25° today so that's easy) put that in a pint of water in a hand sprayer and shake well.
A great treatment for mildew and slugs all in one.
Thanks to glengarry for the original posts which set me in the right direction.

 

I got mine from ebay but I'm sure it's available on amazon too. It appears popular in the USA but I'm sure our uk slugs and mildew spores will enjoy it just as much.
I gather that a weekly spray is recommended. I'll keep you posted with my results using this in the coming weeks.

 

I've got a big bottle of it if you want it.
Totally disgusting stuff
I used it once and it did make the leaves shine nice, but the RSM just laughed at it.
As for keep spraying every week, I dont think many plants will put up with that.
Give me one spray of something that actually works any day over this kind of stuff that you have to keep repeat spraying.

Just my opinion after having tried it.

 

You can only go by results and i can't judge neem oil until I've given it a proper trial.
So far I've sprayed it on the courgette and squash plants this evening and the bit of powdery mildew appeared to disappear immediately but I'll update here in due course.
It smells wonderful too, I'm gonna put some behind my ears in an attempt to arouse the Mrs..

 

Well mind your ears dont fall off.

 

Thankfully slugs and snails don't seem to like my garden. I've finally managed to fox and cat proof the garden with good results but now it looks like a beetle is eating everything in sight! Can anyone tell me if the image attached is likely to be the cause? I snapped it on the Rosemary bush. They're everywhere! Any info would be appreciated.