Slugs in Garden - 6 Proven Slug Control Methods That Work

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Struggling with slugs in your garden? These pesky creatures can wreak havoc on your plants, especially during rainy days or at night. In this video, discover 6 effective and organic methods to eliminate slugs and protect your garden.
We'll explore:
Beer Traps: A simple yet effective way to attract and drown slugs.
Copper Barriers: Learn how copper can act as a natural deterrent for slugs.
Eggshells and Coffee Grounds: Find out how these common kitchen waste items can help keep slugs at bay.
Slug-Resistant Plants: Discover which plants are naturally resistant to slugs and how to incorporate them into your garden.
Natural Predators: Introduce beneficial wildlife that preys on slugs to your garden ecosystem.
Homemade Slug Repellents: Create your own safe and organic slug repellents using household ingredients.
We'll also share tips on how to prevent slugs from entering your home and additional methods to keep your vegetable garden safe. Whether you want to kill slugs, trap and remove them, or use preventive measures to ensure your garden remains lush and healthy, this video is for you.
Don't let slugs ruin your hard work. Watch now and learn how to deal with slugs effectively, ensuring your garden stays at its best all season long. With these 6 proven slug control methods, you'll have all the tools you need to combat these garden invaders. Check it out now!
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@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Folks I really hope you got to know this troublesome weed. If you enjoyed this episode make sure you check out next Friday's episode on tomatoes, You will not want to miss that. And in the meantime, you can check out these videos here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s8jKmLPQe28.html

@douglassutherland4646 5 лет назад

Hi Jo Jo, I am planning to get into vermiculture and now have a full sized metal bath for growing them in. Unfortunately it weighs a lot and it has to be moved from the front of our house down steps then about 30 metres to the compost area and I am 77 do it years old. I am determined to do it though.Any suggestions as to where to get the worms from ?

@MrNonch1 5 лет назад

I've got a similar method of controlling vermin in the garden- I've built a deep pond with steep sides, and no way of getting out- It works, already I've caught 3 pikeys, trying to break into my garden shed! :-)

@marygartlan438 4 года назад

How to rid of creeping buttercup weed in lawn

@davidthescottishvegan 4 года назад

@@marygartlan438 The only way to do it without chemical's is to dig them out. Otherwise a selective weedkiller would control them.

@nancynahnigoh3550 4 года назад

jojo Britain'scrazywormwoman I never kill them I pickup and throw away into the bushes where no one live there , the same thing with rats we catcher we let go far away

@knowbuddy6282 5 лет назад

I choose beer traps . Because the birds come and clean them out after. And the thoughts of birds stopping by to have a nip of beer pub slugs makes me smile.😃

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

See them wobbling all over the garden lol

@rosfow 4 года назад

I wish we could do that. But we are in an urban area and the birds don't venture down to ground level very often.

@gregschroer2314 4 года назад

Next thing you know slugs will be bringing their own stools in demanding cigarettes

@gregschroer2314 4 года назад

@@simplifygardening o

@catherinetomoney2707 4 года назад

That's right and why not?

@johnhammond5314 5 лет назад

Thank you Tony for your expertise and your gentle narration. Your subtle background music which allows us to focus on your informative advice is a big plus. Keep doing what you do so very well. John in Australia.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Hi John. Thanks very much, Glad the content is interesting to you and appreciate your feedback :)

@jeffdunnage9971 3 года назад

This year I will be growing vegetables for the first time. I have watched dozens of channels like yours and you win first prize for being articulate, informative and entertaining. You give me the confidence to see this through. Well done and thank you.

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

So nice of you Jeff. And you can do it. Im here if you need help

@annie-k5213 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, and reminding us that pest control needs to be balanced and we should avoid toxic chemicals. I live in Oregon and we have lots of slugs!

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Karen have a go with nematodes it will really knock their number for you and harmless to anything that eats the dead ones

@fiffihoneyblossom5891 5 лет назад

That scarecrow scared the living daylights out of me!!!!!

@gregoryseager9191 4 года назад

Hey you leave Wurzel alone great scarecrow!

@arriesone1 4 года назад

fiffi honeyblossom It bears a resemblance to Rod Stewart

@tzenophile 4 года назад

@@arriesone1 I thought it was Boris J. Scary.

@Coconut-0 4 года назад

It looks like Alan Titchmarsh!

@Lolo1130 4 года назад

I keep waiting for it to move! (Ya know, like a prank...).

@Mortysia1979 3 года назад

Thank you so much for your tips! Gardening is new to me and slugs were my nightmare! But thanks to your video I have learned how to control slugs in my garden and Im very grateful for your tips 🥰

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

I am glad you found value in the video. I have plenty more with information that will be of use to you

@suewright1299 4 года назад

A brilliant and extremely helpful video! Very many thanks Tony. We use gravel and chippings around the more precious plants, but we'll certainly be using your ideas. Thank you.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Thanks Sue glad you found it helpful

@pipfox7834 2 года назад

unlike most channels on this topic, you have explained why we NEED snails and slugs in the garden! and HOW to keep them out of the vege bed: live and let live, and still get your crop in without problems! THANKYOU

@alexiswilliams4721 5 лет назад

Great video Tony. I can definitely say that the pond method works best, lots of frogs eat lots of slug!. Another thing I have found is that having a compost bin nearby works very well too, the slugs find everything they need in there such as darkness, moisture and warmth with plenty food to eat. The frogs then patrol the area around the compost bin after dark and the birds hunt there in the day. My compost bin is very close to my veg patch and I never find slugs in the veg. Beer traps are very effective too

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Alexis that is the reason why the pond was number 1 in this video, should be on everyones slug combating list

@Kate-nt6bj 3 года назад

@@simplifygardening I have a pond at the back of my veggie garden I put in for this purpose - to encourage wildlife that kills slugs & snails. I have a bird feeder beside it to attract the birds. Twice I have filled the pond with little froglets, but weeks later, there are none left. I've suspected the birds are eating them but I don't really know. Any ideas why they'd disappear? I have hostas, Heucharas, lavender & lilies planted round it (its a moulded pond liner but has stones in it to allow anything that falls in, to get out)... Is there something in that planting that could be killing them? I never find any little dead bodies - just an empty pond. Any hints as to what's happening would be appreciated, thank you!

@Kate-nt6bj 3 года назад

Oh and - pheasants! The pheasants eat all my little plantlets - cabbage, broccoli, cauli... unless it's all cloched as plantlets, then netted when too big for the cloches! Between the slugs & pheasants, we're lucky to get much produce for us! LOL I feel I'm keeping the wildlife fed, rather than the family! LOL!

@leeclark8790 4 года назад

Great video,good to see your back and well again!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Cheers Lee. Lots to come

@nangray56 5 лет назад

All your methods are very informative. I've been sprinkling a bit of salt around the pots on my porch & also slightly bake up a bunch of egg shells, crush & sprinkle over the tops soil of my potted plants. Thanks

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks Nancy for letting the community know how your dealing with them

@GeneralAeon 4 года назад

I've got them in my house and gonna start sprinkling salt around where they normally go

@Jasleberry 5 лет назад

Just the video I needed! Also you scarecrow is absolutely terrifying! 😂

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

lol thanks I glad you like my scarecrow he just turned 7 years old :)

@arriesone1 4 года назад

I cannot kill anything in my garden. So I go at night, collect all the slugs/snails and deposit them somewhere wild where they will continue to live their lives 🙂

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Thats good if you can do that

@helengren9349 4 года назад

It is not solving problem... Just forcing slugs on somebody else, untill they come to Your garden again, but 1000times plentyfull...

@PompeyChris71 4 года назад

I used to catapult snails into the messy garden three doors down. lol.

@adventurousones2260 4 года назад

@@PompeyChris71 now I know why the slug population was multiplying ten fold 😒

@myra7273 4 года назад

I hope you wear rubber gloves when you handle those slugs. Some have highly toxic pathogens in their slime that can make humans deathly ill for years, cause permanent neurological damage, and even kill some people. They can even spread a form of meningitis to people: www.livescience.com/61957-teen-paralyzed-after-eating-slug.html All produce should be thoroughly washed, to ensure that snail slime is removed from fresh produce, and that baby slugs or snails are not accidentally ingested.

@PetalsonthePavingSlabs 5 лет назад

Good to see you big up the humble pond, great stuff Tony!

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Number 1 method mate to combat the slugs, plus they are a great thing in the garden for loads of other reasons

@mariondunn6580 Год назад

Many thanks Tony, great tips. When I'm planting out a slug vulnerable crop I'll follow up for a couple of evenings and go out with a torch to pick slugs off those young plants. It takes time and isn't practical if you have growing areas away from home. But if you can do this it really helps when establishing vulnerable crops like climbing beans.

@walleye855 4 года назад

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I will be using the 9 volt trick for sure.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Thats a golden nugget and can be used on a whole raised bed

@PaulA-bv1rt 5 лет назад

Are Slugs just poor snails who've gone through a messy divorce.?

@swizzleproxi4810 5 лет назад

😄

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

I would have lost 2 shells if i were a slug then

@jacobtaylor4258 5 лет назад

homeless.

@enawatts2645 5 лет назад

? W .

@kellbell2581 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@dandeleona4760 2 месяца назад

I use coffee water. I got the tip off YT somewhere. It's still slightly oily and when it dries, slugs won't cross the line. I spray it on pot edges to dry. In the morning, I can see slime trails coming up from the soil, following the coffee line, and then making a U turn back down to the soil. I live next to a wetlands so there's no shortage of slugs here. I also spray coffee water down in the base of lettuces where the new leaves come up. Does wonders for my chard. I watched a green 'stink' bug on my bell peppers walk over a dried spot of coffee and then freeze. It shivered all over - like a convulsion - and then flew away. Even ants will make a new entrance before they'll move a coffee ground. The great thing about spent coffee water is it's always available every morning so I collect it and decant and fine filter the added water to a spray bottle. In addition, since it's a little oily, the droplets dry as a raised 'shield' that survives rain. Now my major slug issues are if leaves droop over soil after a rain, but l keep the plants trimmed and upright so even that's not much problem.

@cristinagherasim3891 18 дней назад

What do you mean by coffee water? How do you prepare it?

@SandraDonnelly Год назад

Just started gardening, so this is a great way for me to start out and understand what I need to think of before starting. This was clear and I will be looking for a place for a pond in my garden. Thank you.

@simplifygardening Год назад

Oh welcome to the gardening world Sandra

@ChilliChump 5 лет назад

Slugs have eaten ALL of my lettuces. Nasty things. Great tips Tony

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Annoying sometimes Shaun when they do that. this is why I make sure i really get on top of numbers

@melissagoldstein525 4 года назад

We had good results last year from adding epsom salt to the garden as well- the tomatoes and peppers thrived from the epsom salt so we use it anyway! Just sprinkled it around the plants they loved as well!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Melissa I will have to try that. thanks for the tip

@suebradford890 4 года назад

@@simplifygardening Just before I came in & watched this video I sprinkled ordinary table salt around my container of runner beans. I'd heard this method from somewhere years ago; hope it works this year! Only thing is, after heavy rain you have to sprinkle more!!

@dia2393 3 года назад

Wow! great tip, magnesium is so good for most plants in small amounts too! Hope it works on slugs too, will try it for sure. Guess it would just dissolve away in winter rain tho.

@daniellerigal5027 2 года назад

Thank you for your generosity, Tony !

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

My pleasure!

@LPink-uk7ix Год назад

Wonderful suggestions. I liked the fact that you avoid killing, and killing with chemicals. You are very considerate of environment and those animals that you save lives like birds by avoid eating chemicals.

@sanchesxxx1245 5 лет назад

Thanks alot for the pond,I adore watchin it)))

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks Sanches, The pond is really relaxing

@heathermacdonald6404 4 года назад

Thanks for the info! I'll be employing a lot of these methods. I didn't realize I needed a battery to make the copper tape effective. Makes sense! Great video!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

You are welcome Supposedly it should work without but it doesnt, However with it works everytime. I had this working on a 12 x 4 bed for years and never had a slug in there

@cherylbooth6812 Год назад

Hi Tony I just bought the containers from Oakland for potato growing how can I prevent slugs from crawling into the containers via the holes ?

@TheSammiliu 3 года назад

Always learn so much from you video! Thank you!

@AmandaIZ 3 года назад

Best solutions I have heard anywhere. Thank you. Will be using the nematodes.

@LindaPenney 5 лет назад

Awesome update the rain certainly brings them out lost all 3 of my first lot of courgettes to them thank you for making these video's for us

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Nothing worse Linda. but glad u have sorted that now :)

@tracyrussell4116 4 года назад

Thank you. I live in Alaska in the US. These are all some very good ideas. When I rainy season comes, the slugs are very small but everywhere. The first thing in the morning, I go out and collect them before they can hide. Then i use the “rock method. I can always find those guys under the rocks as the sun rises. We hate the damage!! I am Surprised they eat my marigolds!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Wow tracy. Check out the nematode video in the description of this video. it will make your work much easier. I cant find slugs in my garden atm

@judithbeavis8449 4 года назад

Great video again full of info that we can all use. Our plot is full of slugs so some of these methods we will be trying. Thanks for working for us all to benefit from your advice.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Glad you found value in the video Judith. These will help you get in control of those slugs. Also continue this method ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Gg1cosZY6k0.html

@ManilaLondon 4 года назад

Hi, i really like how you thought us how to get rid off slugs.. in fact my partner bought a copper tape just now 50m and 12 slugs house to put beer in it. As we saw your slugs tips.. thank you.. I really have problems with sluggs, mostly night I go out at night to hunt slugs, that eating my Pakchoi, chinese cabbage, mustard leaves, spinach and others..

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Nail them all before they lay eggs and you will have less next year too

@Knower2 2 года назад

THANK YOU for your holistic gardening philosophy and advice! I feel it is so crucial to see the earth and all living creatures inhabiting it as being what it is-- one indivisible ecosystem with each creature playing its own important role.

@NicksAllotmentDiary 5 лет назад

A great video. Some brilliant ideas. Need to try your nematode method. Take care. Nick

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Oh nick once you do you will loveit

@allakovalska2598 3 года назад

Where do you get one nematode infected slug ? You said one infected slug will infect 30 other slugs in the bucket in your diy nematode method.

@catfirst2593 2 года назад

Clear and informative... Thank you!

@AJsGreenThumbLLC 3 года назад

OUTSTANDING!! Thank you so very much Tony!

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

Great glad u found value in it. Pay particular attention to the nematodes

@MrBigsmudge 5 лет назад

Thanks Tony, I know this seems a little more work but I have made hoop houses with hinges on them with a tight mesh and up to now that's done the trick (2nd season)

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Nigel thats a great way so you can open or close its your choice. Great stuff mate

@MrBigsmudge 2 года назад

@SLO MOre they are water piping that are placed over the vegetable area with a net over top to stop the butterflies etc getting in

@daskraut 4 года назад

i like to use the cinderblock-method. every time i see one of those sobs i throw a big cinderblock at it. however, this damages my salad so i'll try the wooden-board- and beer-methods now.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Good stuff lol dont smash your salad though lol

@angelalumwai6164 3 года назад

Thank you for your helpful advice.

@sharonroache4901 5 лет назад

Thank you so much ive been tormented with slugs. nematodes seem to be the best and the beer traps

@davecrabb5302 5 лет назад

A tip I got from a gardening program was to mix minced garlic to a ltr of water and add to watering can when watering ,apparently slugs and snails do not like the smell of garlic

@TheSimmpleTruth 2 года назад

Did you try it? Did it work?

@davecrabb5302 2 года назад

@@TheSimmpleTruth yes it worked best year for hydrangers ever have to do regularly through especially after rain fall

@Annie.xx-xx 5 лет назад

Thank you Tony. Great video. Slugs are an issue for me right now so this was a much needed video. Your scarecrow makes me jump every time 😅😅, He does his job. 🌳🌳🌳🌻🌻🌻

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

LOL Anna. Worzel is keeping his eye on you ;)

@Annie.xx-xx 5 лет назад

@@simplifygardening 😱😂😂😂

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

@@Annie.xx-xx need a worzel emoji lol

@mintyfreshpenguin 5 лет назад

Great info Tony.. The home brew nematode and 9v battery idea are my favourite.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Excellent are you using both methods?

@shielatubber 5 лет назад

Thanks for the informative video & the links!

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Hey Shelia thanks for your comment and views :)

@gerbourke4185 5 лет назад

I grew up in a self sustainable life. For generations my family has scattered woodash around the plants to protect them from slugs. The soil also benefits from the minerals in the ash

@lettybromenschenkel5807 4 года назад

it works, however I no longer have access to wood ash. it was the best.

@helenantrichan3987 4 года назад

Also crushed egg shells help,let them dry out and then they crush better, scatter on plants ,they don't like pointy bits !|Soot helps too ,can't slither well

@thegoldenzipper 4 года назад

Helen Antrichan I tried eggshells and it actually attracted them! In the morning there were so many slugs crawling in and over the sharp bits and eating the shells like it was dessert!

@str3pur3123 4 года назад

thegoldenzipper did your slugs also have tattoos and a cig hanging out its mouth hahaha

@overdrive36 3 года назад

Does not work when in tin layer, must be kind of heap, than watch out pH of soil

@margiewatson6081 4 года назад

Love the accent and presented with such earnest intent! Seriously though, I'm all for non-chemical approach

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Hi Margie. Im glad you enjoyed the video

@exb.r.buckeyeman845 4 года назад

Margie Watson He’s from the Welsh valleys, maybe Maerdy, Ferndale, Aberdare ?

@cfranko317 2 года назад

I like what you do. Pond and nematode. Thank you for sharing.

@lgarden7086 4 года назад

Thank you for all the information...great tips. I use crushed egg shells, chopped pine needles, wood ash and have tried beer. I’m going to use the beer again and try your suggestion of covering it up and hopefully it will last a bit longer.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Yeah that should help you

@cliffcarr3632 5 лет назад

Thanks Tony, I never realised there was so many ways to keep the slugs down, and thus protecting your crops. I know you will have vast knowledge of slugs and snails being quite wet at in Wales often.I love the pond method, which gives your garden area some extra character , interesting to look at and the wild life benefits, cheers.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Cheers Cliff the pond was number one for a reason mate :)

@kosmosjk 5 лет назад

I use horse hair that I save when my horse moults in the spring. I just surround the stem of any tender plants I plant out with it and it works a treat. When the plants are finished the hair just stays in the bed to decompose naturally. Works a treat.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Yes Hair is a great way to put them off

@lindamitchell6435 4 года назад

Country Life Crafts Hi, I don’t know if this is a silly question but would this also work with dog hair? I have three hairy pups..

@rosfow 4 года назад

@@lindamitchell6435 I think it would. Human hair works but we just don't moult enough!

@lindamitchell6435 4 года назад

rosfow thanks for getting back to me😊. I’ll start collecting my dogs hair now!

@ginacable5376 3 года назад

Hair does not decompose for hundreds of years it just must dissipate.

@user-rx3kr1yn6b 3 года назад

Very useful tips! Thank you!

@GFonk16BIT Год назад

great video bro. stuff learned!

@dingdongbatz7109 4 года назад

I'm trying rubbing vaseline rubbed round the sides of pots with salt pressed into it. Seems to be working so far :)

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

good tip thanks

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

great

@devondelaney24 3 года назад

@@RedScotland it’s not like it’s diamonds lol.

@limey4892 3 года назад

Been doing this for years, it really works. Warm the Vaseline until it liquifies and then stir in as much salt as it will take! Also works to protect my sunflowers - paint the bottom 6 inches (150mm) of the stalk with it, repeat as needed (it's pretty rain proof but not entirely). Also works on other plants with bare lower stalks.

@lordbeermonster 2 года назад

I did the same thing. Take a plastic bottle. Cut the top and bottom off to produce a cylinder. Smear the vaseline and salt around the outside of the cylinder, and place it around the stem of the plant to protect it. This works well for sunflowers.

@Henkvanpeer 10 месяцев назад

Super of you to warn against the blue pellets!

@simplifygardening 10 месяцев назад

Always!

@homesNgardens 4 года назад

Great video. Very helpful! Thank You!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Glad that its of use to you :)

@johnscott8243 3 года назад

Very well presented and informative

@petertowns2012 5 лет назад

I have a few Hostas in my garden and they always get attacked when young , until the day i put coffee grannuals around my hosta plants

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Yes Peter Coffee deserves a video of its own and why I didnt include it here

@susanhills8015 4 года назад

I've grown a couple of very large Hostas in 3ft high pots for four years now. The slugs never attack those Hostas, maybe because they are so high up off the ground? Also its a fantastic way to display the large varieties.

@bernardlewis595 3 года назад

thank you for your tip it realy work for me aswel peter...by by to slugs

@mark.083 5 лет назад

My first year gardening with my kids. Don't have a clue what I'm doing and snails and slugs have had EVERYTHING!!!!!!

@davelawson2564 5 лет назад

get duck patrol.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Follow these tips and you wont have to worry again esp the nematodes

@DROPsFamilyGarden 4 года назад

Nice little garden you got there buddy. Great tips on slug control too. Thx!

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it. sorry for the late reply, Ive not been well and its taken time to get tot he 10s of thousands of comments I have had.

@patriciarussell8450 4 года назад

Thanks for great video keep up the good stuff.☺

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Thanks Patricia. will do plenty coming so keep tuning in :)

@l.b.fulatryxthenarcoleptic8120 4 года назад

Hi new subscriber, I've found coffee seems to deter younger slugs, going to get some coffee grounds from my local Starbucks & try that out, heard it's meant to work which is why I tried the coffee

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Hey welcome to the channel. Sorry I didnt get notified of your message and just came across it. Yes Coffee grounds is a great deterrent. Oh and welcome to the channel :)

@DovidM 4 года назад

Used coffee grounds are low in caffeine. I have tried spraying plants that slugs like with room temperature coffee, and still saw some damage within a few hours of application. Either the caffeine volatilizes quickly or the concentration of caffeine in coffee is not high enough to deter slugs.

@suatwahtan8658 5 лет назад

U R sensible n considerate 😇 Very eco conscious🌾🌿🐛🦋 🐦🐢👍👍👍

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks :)

@aldotanca9430 4 года назад

You are very knowledgeable, thank for that!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Thanks glad your getting value

@burden2thecrown 4 года назад

Thanks for all the information!

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

Our pleasure!

@patrickflynn6423 3 года назад

Thank you Tony for your priceless advice ,it was a pleasure watching your video and all the things you went through was amazing I love growing but I am now limited for space I am trying to get an allotment but they are hard to get as the waiting list is so long in London ,there are some near the Olympic park which isn't far from me I might get one when I am a 100 years old you never know your luck. All the best Pat Flynn

@Justafan333 5 лет назад

You sound like a Cardiff lad? I don’t grow veg but I subbed as you cover many other garden topics 😊

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Hey thanks appreciate your support. Yes I cover pretty much everything you can think of around those three subjects. Not far from Cardiff Im nr pontypridd

@colinellis8661 4 года назад

Cardiff you got to be joking mate, he's from up or near the rhonder , i'm sorry I have lived in wales all my life, and still struggle with spelling the place names, in fact my street name is in Welsh and I have to think twice when writing down my address , hey but I will not lose any sleep over it. happy gardening every one, and most of all stay safe. regards from a Barry boy,

@Pondandgardensanctuary 4 года назад

Great video my friend. Keep on sharing

@CyberSpy69 4 года назад

Used coffee grounds around your plants also work well - they stick to the slugs which they don't like. They last a long time (don't dissolve) and are environmentally friendly. Also helps to keep cats away, as they don't like the smell.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Great tips thanks

@kykk3365 2 года назад

I did this and the slugs just ate the coffee grounds.

@jessica1968ns 5 лет назад

I've used diatomaceous earth food grade and it works, yes I have to repeat after a good rain but I like the no chemical approach .

@georgeprout42 5 лет назад

Chemicals? Like H20? Or that dangerous e number E948? I do get what you mean, but the sweeping statement does no favours 😉

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

DE does work well for slugs

@annabeejones5147 4 года назад

Simplify Gardening thank you- good to know!!

@thewannabegardener9660 4 года назад

Good tip.Yes diatomaceous earth would dry up the ocean. It works on cat fleas, so slugs would have no chance.

@michalamuggiernst464 2 года назад

Yes Devore !! Three years in row in my garden.

@anthonycooper1639 4 года назад

Good and interesting video. Thank you for putting your video on RU-vid.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@clarelove3738 5 лет назад

A lot of talk lately about the blue pellets, but there are 2 types. Metaldehyde pellets are the harmful ones, they'll poison birds frogs and hedgehogs, so they are about to be banned thankfully. However there are organically approved pellets, lighter blue, containing ferric phosphate, which doesn't kill the birds etc. I use those until my nematodes get to work, which can take a couple of weeks with a big slug population.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Yes Its great news they are being banned, I left it to just blue pellets due to the fact that Metaldehyde are usually the ones folks buy in cheap stores and therefore easier to use wool

@drekpaprika 4 года назад

I can tell you a method that works perfecty for me: I build realy high raised beds (brest hight). I build it using sticks and robe. At the botom I put a lot of big logs and wood debree wit holes in it. Then I started layering with finer and finer material. On the to there is just earth. This acomplishes 2 things: inside my "heap" there is enough space for lizards to live in (specificaly Lacerta viridis). Those lizards eat snails. The secong effect is, that my snail eating ducks dont run over my gardenbed. The ducks eat every snail down there and the lizards eat all the egs and small snail that somehow managed to get past the ducks. The ducks cant eat my salad and lizards dont like it. If you build it like a keyhole garden, you dont even have to water. I figured that out by accident. Works splendetly and i dont even have to go on my knees. Cheers from Slovenia.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Excellent ideas for the community and adding the hugelkulture to it is cool too

@drekpaprika 4 года назад

@@simplifygardening Yes, its realy a combination of a hugelkultur and a keyhole garden. The big difference is that its biuild up like a raised bed with a lot of holes in it. So the lizards can crawl around. I build i that way just becouse I had no other material. I use it mainly for pumpkins and similar things that like high nitrogen content. I did not expect it would work out like this. It dubled my lizard population in one year. I cant find a slug in my garden. Of corse ducks are esential. They are much better then chicken. They do not destroy the soil. If you have space and also a slug problem, you should get ducks. They need a smal pond, but thats not a big hussle. Keep on gardening people. The world will need it (and by the world i realy mean humans - other liveforms will be fine without us)

@davidniquot6423 4 года назад

I got 4 hedgehogs in my garden.. i builded 4 houses for them and i love them .. they are very cool. Not so much slug or snails, my friends are helping to keep them away (they are free to come and go). When it's raining i throw some of my food remains (vegetarian) in an other place where snails and slugs are and can stay. You given a nice advice for ponds .. small animals and insects traped in there SHOULD be able to get out, nicely done.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Great tips David and so good you have all those hedgehogs living in your garden

@deploribusunum3894 5 лет назад

I've used the beer trick before. It works really well.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Yes I agree very good stuff

@quarterhorsgirl 4 года назад

That scarecrow would have to go! LOL It would be scaring the crap out of me every time I turned around!

@Marylmac 3 года назад

LOL!

@jeansroses7249 5 лет назад

I'm grateful for anyone sharing their slug/snail elimination tips! I use copper tape, around various-sized pots, depending on the size of the plant; I cut out the bottom of the pot, surround it with the tape, and plant the plant inside of the pot (that I've submerged into the soil a few inches). I don't have to use any battery; I've watched them try to cross the copper barrier and get all slimed and leave. That's my most effective method, and I get the copper tape fairly cheaply on ebay. the other thing I do is to add hair; I get it from the beauty salon, clean it, then make a barrier all around the edges of the beds (I also do raised beds). Slugs hate to get tangled up in hair, so it seems to work, but I do have to also put a little "fence" around the veggies, so they don't just sprawl all over the ground, eventually covering the hair up and allowing access. I use tomato cages (which I get free from craigslist free site) to hold my cole crops and such up and out of the soil as they grow and get big, such that they don't also cover over the copper-lined pots. I install a drip/emitter system attached to the tops of the tomato cages so as to hold the watering system above the plants such that there's no "bridge" from that either. You really have to get clever to avoid these buggers; I too don't believe in just killing them, but rather, preventing them from doing the damage to the things I want to eat.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Yes Hair is a great idea to use. I have found just plain copper is hit and miss but have never had an issue when using the 9v battery

@jeansroses7249 5 лет назад

@@simplifygardening oh! I do know that it's important to have at least 2 inches wide copper strips; I use a one-inch, then a half-inch space, then a half-inch and that usually does it.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

If your not using a battery then the wider the better. if you are then it makes no difference

@nutmegknoll 5 лет назад

I love this channel and information thank you

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks very much. Glad your enjoying the content, I am trying to get info across that is useable and actionable for you in the garden

@robbieg1461 5 лет назад

Great vlog Tony and thanks for all your advice...

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Thanks Robbie. have u suffered the slugs yet this year?

@robbieg1461 5 лет назад

@@simplifygardening Yes, one of my three Punkin plant was totally destroyed by snails. I will try some of the methods highlighted in your blog. Hope it's not too late. Another challenge for a new gardener is identifying the good and bad insects. Allsprts are appearing and it's difficult to identify the Good, the Bad and the Ugly..lol..

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

@@robbieg1461 Robbie believe it or not, not all slugs are bad, the leopard slug doesnt eat your plants instead hunts down other slugs, so this one is your friend

@catherinedavid3662 5 лет назад

Great video Tony 👍 I’m using nematodes and copper tape. So far so good 🤞🏻 But something I’d like to ask is it normal to have loads of tiny flies in your compost bin? I haven’t composted before. Would appreciate any tips.

@gym_witchmoto3963 5 лет назад

They are fruit flies and harmless but not particularly nice when you lift the lid so just make sure food waste is totally covered with a bit of soil or leaves, grass, cardboard paper etc.

@catherinedavid3662 5 лет назад

Colette Hatley many thanks, will do that now. 👍

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Yes you will get small flies but shouldnt be masses of them you need the wildlife to help with the decomposition process and I have a very in depth video coming for my 50k special so tune in for that too

@SuzyTopAgent 5 лет назад

Tony, I ❤ loved this video, we have slugs too, but I'm not sharing my Beer 🍺🤣

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

lol Suzy, better try some of the other methods then lol

@sarahstrong7174 4 года назад

Try sugar water.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

@@sarahstrong7174 Yes Sugar water will work but it will also trap bees trying to get the syrup

@sarahstrong7174 4 года назад

@@simplifygardening Ah. DO NOT USE SUGAR WATER. SAVE THE BEES.

@vikvanderhaeghen200 2 года назад

Hi Tony, thank you for the effort on making this video, it is golden info! Thanks. As an electronics guy: On the battery solution: a drip of water could also close the circuit & actually shorting out the battery making it very hot/break. So i would suggest on only using this indoors and even space out the 2 bands a bit more (length of a snail is way longer than a drip of water). But all in all: never heard of that 9V battery trick! Cheers

@simplifygardening 2 года назад

Glad it helped Yeah I do see what you mean and mainly used in doors, however with outdoor beds the wires would be used instead of tape and they are placed further apart to good effect.

@floriebrown2089 2 года назад

Thanks Tony I love this video

@ronnie8954 5 лет назад

Great advise on the slugs!! Followed the tips and I’ve not seen a single slug in my garden in over a week now!! The issue I’m having is the moths or white butterfly’s are laying eggs and then my pak Choi is being demolished? Any advice on how t get rid of stop them laying the eggs?? Thanks

@FaithJRB 5 лет назад

Very informative but as I won't kill them its out with my wellies and a torch Namaste 😊

@FaithJRB 5 лет назад

Might try the wool pellets though

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

If you dont wish to kill them the wool pellets will help you protect those, but so will the copper tape and battery without killing them

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

@@FaithJRB Yeah give them a try and you will find they will help

@thelittlefarmersfarm5706 3 года назад

Just what I was looking for T... Thanks Man

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

No worries pal. Make sure to view this fridays video Its gonna be a good collaboration filmed in the studio and its all about crop rotation

@peter7624 2 года назад

Thanks for the great video. I've been battling with slugs and snails for a while now, watching beautiful plants disappear before my eyes, but no longer! Trying the copper route, but without the power supply (for now) If I do use power it'll be 10,000 Volts (I'll fry the barstewards) Escargo anyone....

@lizzieatherfold2293 5 лет назад

Sound advice thanks for the upload I wasn't going to treat them to expensive beer! I am a teetotal myself 😊

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Save the good stuff Lizzie lol

@Odqvist89 4 года назад

I used a slingshot, and sent them over to my neightbour. Worked just fine. No slugs for years. Now I live in an appartment.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

lol love that

@ummeburhan5 4 года назад

Lol...😅😅😅

@angelalumwai6164 3 года назад

I have cats and don't know whether they will harm any frogs or toads, if I decide to have a pond, which is really appealing to me. What do you think? I really enjoyed and benifited from your thoughtful and caring measures to get rid of slugs and snails, in an organic way and without harming other wild life. Thanks again

@MS-vw6vj 4 года назад

Thank you for this video!

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Yorkshiremadmick 4 года назад

Sharp s/s spade, early morning cut them in half. The birds love it. Just make sure you’ve not had your breakfast when doing it.

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Texas spade masacre lol

@janelifestolen6916 5 лет назад

I had zillions of slugs eating my ferns. I go out at night in the heavy rain with a flash light and when I see one I put a tiny bit of salt on it. Now I have many ferns and fewer slugs.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Great stuff Jane. just be careful the salt doesnt affect the ph of the soil

@yb958 4 года назад

I USED TO DO THATTT!! OMG. Apparently the salt could make the soil barren.

@ozoneswiftak Год назад

Great info. I'm going to just go put a fan in my garden green house. And run it at night. To help dry them out

@UKscrapper 4 года назад

Thank you tony will give some of these tips a try

@simplifygardening 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it. sorry for the late reply, Ive not been well and its taken time to get tot he 10s of thousands of comments I have had.

@paradisoperduto4900 5 лет назад

Interesting you've mentioned the copper tapes, I once saw a video from a gardener that used them around the raised beds and apparently it does stop the slugs and snails or it helps. Not sure if it is the copper itself or its texture. Some people even place copper coins around the plants. The beer method sounds great. Give the slugs a final farewell party!

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

The copper tape alone does work, but it is hit and miss. with the 9v battery it works every time and still doesnt hurt them for those who dont wish to kill slugs. Are you going to try it?

@paradisoperduto4900 5 лет назад

UK Here We Grow I have learned from you that it is not enough, the copper tapes... And yes, definetely I will apply your tips and share with others your experience. They are highly important to me. Greetings and thank you ever so much for answering to my comment, from a small garden in Jerusalem, Israel. My friends are grateful for all the shares, and we are all thankful to you. Sharing is caring.

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

@@paradisoperduto4900 I agree Paradiso Perduto sharing is caring and always happy to help. I may not answer right away as I also have a family to take care of but I do my very best to get back to all comments :)

@paradisoperduto4900 5 лет назад

UK Here We Grow 👍

@What..a..shambles 5 лет назад

👍🏻 Never seen them wool balls before Tony, 1st thing came to mind was substitute for flaxseed (a lot of work though) I like to go out for midnight raids armed with scissors and a torch, lots of aphid and greenfly pressure this year in the tunnel already ☹️ was a bit slack this year with companion planting, had a lot of stuff that needed resowing that stole my time, been busy making some 4ft x100 ft permabeds, I need to clone myself about 3 times 😀

@simplifygardening 5 лет назад

Yeah we all seem to be behind this year I still havent gotten the brassicas out well not all of them

@LoulousCorner 4 года назад

More gold! I'll deffo be trying some of these tips out 😁

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Thanks loulou 😉👍

@LoulousCorner 4 года назад

@@simplifygardening and thank you for sharing your wisdom 😁

@vallawrence6523 4 года назад

Excellent video - thanks so much. Used wool pellets before which worked well and copper that was ok but will put two bands around with the battery and see how that goes. Going to watch your video about ponds as that's my next project

@simplifygardening 4 года назад

Val the wildlife pond one will show you how to make but there is a 3 part video where i convert an old concrete one that has a waterfall too