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Post by scrumpy on Feb 6, 2011 20:37:12 GMT
just got back after a day away, checked the greenhouse and lo and behold, my one and only staleen condessa tuber, that i always have problems with getting cuttings from and of which two cuttings were growing nicely, was providing a lovely meal for a now dead slug  Where the hell do they hide, i thoroughly cleaned the greenhouse, new compost to make sure i wouldn't have any. And still they get in.Unbelievable. God must have been having a bad day when he invented them damn things......... |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 6, 2011 20:40:19 GMT
Oh dear....thats not good......have you managed to salvage the cuttings or did the slugs make a complete meal of them? |
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Post by Tel on Feb 6, 2011 20:44:12 GMT
just got back after a day away, checked the greenhouse and lo and behold, my one and only staleen condessa tuber, that i always have problems with getting cuttings from and of which two cuttings were growing nicely, was providing a lovely meal for a now dead slug Where the hell do they hide, i thoroughly cleaned the greenhouse, new compost to make sure i wouldn't have any. And still they get in.Unbelievable. God must have been having a bad day when he invented them damn things......... I always use slug pellets, when i set my tubers on the hot bench. It is surprising how many slug eggs can be on the tubers. The adult ones seem to find a way in alright.  |
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 6, 2011 21:10:49 GMT
Oh dear....thats not good......have you managed to salvage the cuttings or did the slugs make a complete meal of them? took out the growing point completely, what i've done is cut the cutting back to the tuber, this should encourage new eyes to form. I do that as a routine with alavas supreme ( not the slug bit  )when the cutting is about 2" tall.....i usually find the first cutting takes a long time to root, so cutting it back early means you get 4 or 5 new eyes forming quite quickly and they root a lot better. |
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 6, 2011 21:21:39 GMT
just got back after a day away, checked the greenhouse and lo and behold, my one and only staleen condessa tuber, that i always have problems with getting cuttings from and of which two cuttings were growing nicely, was providing a lovely meal for a now dead slug Where the hell do they hide, i thoroughly cleaned the greenhouse, new compost to make sure i wouldn't have any. And still they get in.Unbelievable. God must have been having a bad day when he invented them damn things......... I always use slug pellets, when i set my tubers on the hot bench. It is surprising how many slug eggs can be on the tubers. The adult ones seem to find a way in alright. They certainly do !!! Just amazes me how one day there is nothing to be seen, and the next they've climbed 3 foot up the staging and up and into the trays. I had a similar problem with the sweet peas in november when i brought them into the greenhouse because of the severe frosts. Tiny slugs found them and they had to climb a good five foot up the staging to get to them..... |
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 6, 2011 23:36:29 GMT
I've had snails as well finding their way onto the staging. I know they are destructive pests but you have to admire them. (or maybe not)
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 6, 2011 23:51:11 GMT
I do admire them for their enterprise before squashing them I'm sure they are on their mobiles to each other organising day trips to my greenhouse.... |
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Post by Tel on Feb 7, 2011 6:36:50 GMT
I do admire them for their enterprise before squashing them I'm sure they are on their mobiles to each other organising day trips to my greenhouse....[/color] Maybe they have a yellow book with open days, they visit mine has well. ;D |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 7, 2011 7:58:03 GMT
Oh dear....thats not good......have you managed to salvage the cuttings or did the slugs make a complete meal of them? took out the growing point completely, what i've done is cut the cutting back to the tuber, this should encourage new eyes to form. I do that as a routine with alavas supreme ( not the slug bit )when the cutting is about 2" tall..... i usually find the first cutting takes a long time to root, so cutting it back early means you get 4 or 5 new eyes forming quite quickly and they root a lot better. I've read about this process, and am going to use this method on mine |
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Post by richardr on Feb 8, 2011 17:08:29 GMT
I always feel very benevolent towards them this time of the year and provide them with lots of food, you know, those little blue pellets ....
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 8, 2011 17:20:41 GMT
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 8, 2011 19:05:28 GMT
I always feel very benevolent towards them this time of the year and provide them with lots of food, you know, those little blue pellets .... with a little glass of beer to wash them down |
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Post by Tel on Feb 8, 2011 19:49:43 GMT
I always feel very benevolent towards them this time of the year and provide them with lots of food, you know, those little blue pellets .... with a little glass of beer to wash them down You spoil em. ;D |
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Post by floydie on Feb 8, 2011 19:57:31 GMT
HEHE i wont tell you what me 3 year old son wants for his birthday (Hint its a pet).
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Post by Tel on Feb 8, 2011 20:00:19 GMT
HEHE i wont tell you what me 3 year old son wants for his birthday (Hint its a pet). I prefer snails as a pet.  |
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)when the cutting is about 2" tall.....i usually find the first cutting takes a long time to root, so cutting it back early means you get 4 or 5 new eyes forming quite quickly and they root a lot better. 
