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Quote from mrs_slade_15 on 22nd June 2024, 3:47 pm
Does anyone know if I can do anything to revive my slug eaten salvia? And if I can, how do I stop them coming back? Everytime I get a new shoot they are gone within the week.
I’ve tried egg shells, coffee grounds and a copper ring
Does anyone know if I can do anything to revive my slug eaten salvia? And if I can, how do I stop them coming back? Everytime I get a new shoot they are gone within the week.
I’ve tried egg shells, coffee grounds and a copper ring
The best trick to stop slugs eating your plants is preventing them from nibbling young or fresh growth, which doesn't help you now! Slugs will make a beeline of newly emerging plants, so it's at this time that you need to be mega diligent. It depends on how badly your Salvia has been chomped to say; if you're worried, you could dig it up and pot it into a container with fresh compost and place it in a greenhouse away from the slugs while it recovers.
My method would be to use some coffee grinds around the injured plant, water well and then try and encourage as many birds and amphibians to the garden as possible to reduce the slug population over time.
The best trick to stop slugs eating your plants is preventing them from nibbling young or fresh growth, which doesn't help you now! Slugs will make a beeline of newly emerging plants, so it's at this time that you need to be mega diligent. It depends on how badly your Salvia has been chomped to say; if you're worried, you could dig it up and pot it into a container with fresh compost and place it in a greenhouse away from the slugs while it recovers.
My method would be to use some coffee grinds around the injured plant, water well and then try and encourage as many birds and amphibians to the garden as possible to reduce the slug population over time.
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