The Trojan Slug

It’s frustrating to watch seeds germinate and then grow only to see them eaten by slugs a week later. In an attempt to outwit the slugs, yesterday I moved two trays of seedlings inside overnight and put them on our dining table. When I woke up this morning I saw telltale signs of slug dining: there were more leaves missing and a silvery trail on the dirt.

I lifted up one of the trays and this is what I saw:

I’m such a moron. I brought the slug inside with the seedlings and he spent the night munching away on our dining table! I’ve been outwitted by an invertebrate.

Posted

May 22, 2017

Journal

Rachel M

Tags:

gardening, seedlings, seeds, slugs

Comments

11 responses to “The Trojan Slug”

cbegg1950

May 22, 2017

I get slugs coming in through the air bricks, leaving a tell-tale trail over the carpet! I keep putting slug pellets down around where the air bricks come into the house. It keeps them away for a while.

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1. Rachel M
  
  May 22, 2017
  
  At least you’re not silly enough to carry them inside yourself which is exactly what I did 🙂
  
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  1. cbegg1950
    
    May 22, 2017
    
    I make them work hard!
scifihammy

May 22, 2017

Eeuw! 😀

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1. Rachel M
  
  May 22, 2017
  
  He’s a huge, fat, slimy thing.
  
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fossilcyclist

May 22, 2017

And we think we’re relatively smart sometimes. Worth a try: http://www.instructables.com/id/11-unusual-uses-for-coffee/

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1. Rachel M
  
  May 22, 2017
  
  I haven’t tried coffee before but I like the thought of a coffee aroma in my greenhouse so I’ll try it next.
  
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Sarah Hird

May 22, 2017

That looks like one fat, happy slug- I put eggshells on our garden to detract them except, since you don’t eat eggs, then wheat bran is great too…It gets a bit sludgy outside- just easier to get than sawdust, unless you have a carpenter nearby!

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1. Rachel M
  
  June 3, 2017
  
  The kids eat eggs so we do have egg shells in the house. I’ll give it a try! Thank you.
  
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thefordprefect

June 1, 2017

A few years ago we planted out 20 or so runner bean plants, nurtured in a greenhouse until about 10 cms high, growing shoots eaten out, every one, by next day. No desire to use pellets. purchased very expensive granules (some form of rock!) no good at all, so for the last few years we have used wood shavings (small animal bedding – quite cheap in bulk). used a thick layer round each plant about 30cm wide. So far has worked even after heavy rain

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1. Rachel M
  
  June 3, 2017
  
  Wood shavings is a good one. That could work well at the allotment. Thank you!
  
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