This trap is full of beer and is then dug in so the lip is level with the soil. The slugs can slither easily into the bowl and for some reason seem to be attracted to the smell of the beer. When the… more →
Portstone Gardening Blogwrote 1 month ago: The Beer Trap has been working its magic. (Click for instructions.) After completing the previous po … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Here is a quick pictorial on making your own ‘Beer Trap’. Position these correctly and they will hel … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Opening the blinds at the weekend I was greeted with a rare sight indeedy. Not only did the sun well … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Slimy. Small. Absolutely disgusting and totally destructive. That’s how I describe the slugs t … more →
wrote 11 months ago: With so much happening in the garden every day, I have wanted to write this post for a couple of wee … more →
wrote 11 months ago: It`s the rainy season in Japan now which means the slugs will be out in force every night. Recently … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Slugs are ruining my life. Well almost. Not quite my life but certainly my veg patch. I get so excit … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Everything was going pretty well in our portable little green house. Our peppers and tomatillos had … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This trap is full of beer and is then dug in so the lip is level with the soil. The slugs can slith … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Slugs are a jolly old nuisance. I have often sprinkled around the garden lots of Quash Slug and Snai … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My Claber irrigation kit was put to full use in my greenhouse while we were away on holiday for a we … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I was going to write an article on slugs and snails but Pippa Greenwood (www.pippagreenwood.com) ha … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My DH was more saddened than I was at the news of the loss of 2 of our pepper plants. To slugs. But … more →
wrote 4 years ago: We put down the Nematode stuff (half of it) 8 days ago – as it last a while I’ll be putt … more →
wrote 4 years ago: File me under P for Paranoid but I want to get a head start on the slugs – before they start e … more →
wrote 4 years ago: A really rotten day at work where nothing seems to go right can easily be lifted by an evening out i … more →