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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening...h-gardens.html
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13-03-2015, 03:49 PM
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I thought they arrived last year Paul

I have been collecting slugs on summer nights with a torch and bucket for years, I don't get many slugs of any nationality now .
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Mate of mine an old timer in gardening swears by Wilkos own brand slug pellets...reckons they're the best he's ever used.
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I have very nervously heard about them, little blighters , chewing all my lovely plants. It is quite amazing how much damage they can do overnight. Not sure what use to Man or beast they really are .
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Originally Posted by poohdog ->
Mate of mine an old timer in gardening swears by Wilkos own brand slug pellets...reckons they're the best he's ever used.
Noooo slug pellets harm wildlife when slugs eat them and other creatures eat the slugs .
I won't have them in the garden. My dog would eat them too if she could.
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Originally Posted by Meg ->
Noooo slug pellets harm wildlife when slugs eat them and other creatures eat the slugs .
I won't have them in the garden. My dog would eat them too if she could.



Same here Meg. I've never used them for the same reasons as you.
 



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