tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302777287291229867.post2109136424071186637..comments2023-12-08T19:29:06.674+11:00Comments on Garden Notes for Relocalisation: Tom up Tom downPermapoesishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565236504537501720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302777287291229867.post-91144968058786196292010-01-07T09:27:34.361+11:002010-01-07T09:27:34.361+11:00hi jill, i just dipped into my 'companion plan...hi jill, i just dipped into my 'companion planting' book (brenda little) and this is what she says about allaying slugs:<br /><br />"Slugs like even ground over which to travel and have difficultly negotiating crumbly compost or a covering of bark. They betray their presence by their slimy trails which they leave behind on their night-prowls. They don't like freshly-limed ground or wood-ash or the bitterness left behind on the soil by watering with wormwood tea."<br /><br />cheers,<br />patrickPermapoesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565236504537501720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302777287291229867.post-26556889719388935382010-01-07T08:20:42.433+11:002010-01-07T08:20:42.433+11:00About half my tomatoes last year were staked and h...About half my tomatoes last year were staked and half grew along the ground -- for me, the tomatoes on the plants that grew along the ground were eaten by slugs much more frequently, whereas the tomatoes on the staked plants mostly grew up and ripened intact. All kinds of things grew up alongside all the tomatoes, especially clover. I wonder why so many slugs ate the tomatoes along the ground -- and why they didn't touch the staked tomatoes. Maybe I need ducks....Jillhttp://jilldoughtie.comnoreply@blogger.com