I find this channel more enjoyable and informative than Gardener's World. I learn so much more here. For the slug deterrent, I found putting a little saucer with salty water at the base of a pot that stands on pot feet works 100%. The slugs are put off by the salty water in the tray underneath. The pot feet in the saucer keep the salty water from the pot. Win-Win!
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Many thanks! I’m delighted you enjoyed my video. And what a wonderful part of the world you live. I’ve had a wonderful holiday around Lake Garda … a beautiful part of Italy. Enjoy your garden.
Just found your channel, enjoyed it more than gardeners world. I've got 300 varieties of hosta. Slugs and snails are a pain. Don't think copper works in my experience. Torch at night is the only real winner.
Thanks for your feedback. I agree with you that nightly slug / snail hunts really do help. At the end of the day I think you need a multi-action plan, and will certainly be evaluating slug tape further to see if it really helps … perhaps not the full reliable control I always hope for , but part of the battle.
Gardeners world got too many "hosts". I like Monty, but all the others I really think should get their own channels. So, I agree with you. This year I tried Ferramol, and I'm glad I did. The problem was just too much for me, because we have 3 times more than the usual number of slugs this year.
With the Hostas (and indeed any other plants) I also like to put a little circle of fine mesh at the base of the pot before filling with compost and the plant. This stops little creatures crawling up inside your pots through the drainage hole. Edit: with the copper tape, I’m suggesting people try it lower down the pot. Upset the slug or snail earlier on and he gives up. If he’s climbed all the way to the top, his eyes are on the prize, and I think they’re willing to feel a bit of pain to get at the Hosta leaves - which are in sight at this point!
I think you're right, no need to let them slime up all the way, like Moses who could only see the Promised Land, but never enter it. I also believe, they are going to give it a push, and wupti, in the Land of Milk and Honey, and there they will sleep, until you find them in the morning. I wonder if one should give 2 rings in case some challenge the first one, the next one might stop them, not knowing what's next. They are very lazy, I've heard. Thanks for the tip on mesh at the base. I will definitely use that.
@@TheSybil47 Hi. Yes they’re very lazy, they can’t be bothered to crawl up very high, especially if they can’t see (smell?🤔) the reward! Two rings might be a plan👍🏻
Hi adam i have just subscribed to your channel i found it very relaxing and informative. I wonder if you can shed some light on why my wintersweet has never flowered it is in a pot and last year i repotted it hoping it would flower last winter i have had it about 4 years hoping you can help
It's hard to be certain what the cause for lack of flowers could be. I'm assuming the pot is large enough, your shrub s growing well and putting on new growth, and it was planted in a loam-based compost. Even then the shrub needs regular feeding, as do all plants growing in pots. I'd suggest that if growth is good then you need to encourage flowering by feeding with a high-potash fertiliser, like a tomato feed. Wintersweet does like a position in full sun too. Hope this helps.
Hi Adam thanks for the video very useful. Maybe you can give me a bit of advice I have a peony in my garden it’s been growing ok but only a couple of flowers this year,I want to move it to somewhere with more light,it’s under a large Acer tree and has been there a few years. When is the best time to move it and how? Thank you.😊
Glad you enjoyed it! The traditional wisdom is that Peonies don't like being moved. With that said, clearly we buy plants in pots from nurseries and plant these, but teh main thing to bear in mind is root disturbance, and the time it takes for newly planted peonies to get established in their new home. I would move a peony when it is dormant and teh top has been cut back, but before new shoots start emerging in spring .... for me that would be from around November to March. Dig up your existing plant with as much root and soil around its rootball as possible to avaoid as much root disturbance as you can. Prepare the soil well in its new site. Then be sure to replant at the same level in the soil and NOT deeper. Water thoroughly after planting to settle soil around the rootball, and keep watered as required until your plant has established in this new position. Good luck!
@@yanikeonpurpose Going out after dark only works when there's a normal number of them, but according to the experts we have 3 times more slugs this year. (2024) So this year we've invested in Ferramol ( I don't know if you can get it where you live, but there must be something in your country). It stuns them, and they literally stop in their tracks, sometimes even with food in their mouths. They don't want to eat anymore, it looks like Plants versus Zombies. Then in the morning they are all gone, with pains in their stomachs, because they can't digest the iron in those pellets. You don't see dead slugs all over the place, don't worry. But, be prepared to spend a little money, because there are millions of them, and each of them one can get 500 per year.
