On 01/05/08 17:51, alan holmes wrote:
> "Sacha" <sacha@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:C43F9A38.6BB5F%sacha@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On 1/5/08 15:44, in article DZSdnR9ZRJnwSoTVnZ2dnUVZ8uCdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Ed"
>> <ex@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone had any experience of using nematodes as an organic
>>> biological way to control slugs and snails in the garden or allotment?
>>>
>>> Ed
>> Yes, we use them here on the Nursery, particularly in the areas where
>> plants
>> are stored in the open. They're not 100% but not far off - very good
>> idea.
>
> I've always felt there are rather expensive, much cheaper to use slug
> pellets!
>
> Alan
I think the idea is that, because the microscopic nematodes are applied
by watering can, they penetrate the soil and destroy the slugs lurking
underground , especially the juveniles that won't get a chance to
reproduce. This sounds particularly good for a potato crop where the
damage is done under the soil to the tubers.
Of course, I could also use slugs pellets on the surface soil.
Ed
|
