Winter Slugs - beware!!

I had six lovely January Kings coming on a treat, they were fine 2 days ago - this morning - Slaughter eaten by slugs/snails 2 of them just stumps the others probably beyond hope - curses!!

 

I thought that everything was safe from these horrors in the cold months :eek: :eek:

 

Is it slugs or Woodpigeons, I don't see many slugs about at the moment, but Woodpigeons they are everywhere.

 

I agree, Bluedun, if the plants have been stripped back to the stems so quickly, then I would say it was pigeons. If you`ve any plants left cauli then net them.

 

Can't say I've notoced any - it'll be a first for this garden though, I'll keep watch!!

 

They will be down very early on before most people are about. All my spring cabbage got eaten....by homing pigeons. Wheres the peregrine when you need one? :(

 

Geoff, don't mention peregrines.

A few years ago I had a semi tame wood pigeon that would sit on the fence and watch me at the BBQ, waiting for peanuts, or whatever I had in the pinny pocket.

One evening, wham bam, flurry of feathers, and it was gone, with a whoosh.

Now wouldn't it be good to have a Peregrine sitting on the fence waiting for bits of steak.

I can dream.

Nik

 

whats the difference btween a winter slug and a summer slug is it the socks :D :D

 

We still have slugs here at the mo - not many, but as it has been soooooooo mild, they haven't been killed off!! The dog (bless her - not)with her long shaggy coat often picks up a slimey guest or two from the garden and the first we know about it is when its sliming across the wooden floor must have had 3 or 4 at least since Christmas...... so beware - come summer, we will be overrun by MUTANT HUGE SLIMEY GASTROPOD!!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!

 

I'm still finding slugs and even worse a mosquito was in the house the other day, so roll on another hard cold spell to kill off all those nasty pests.

 

Damn Wood Pigeons have had all my early sprouting broccoli.

I'd have been alright if the recent gales hadn't flattened all my plants down horizontally.

Oh well only another 4 months 'till I get any produce from my garden

Pigeon Pie all round.