Slugs 8
Caterpillars 1
That's how many I squashed last night when I took my torch spotlighting in the vege patch. Despite liberal sprinkling of slug bait I have been waking up to neatly chomped holes in some lettuces and particularly the pak choy. I'm told putting a bowl of beer out there might help but although I like beer, I'd much rather spend money on wine for myself and not shout the neighbourhood slugs a round. I have been taking used coffee grounds home from work and putting it on the garden to ward off both cats and my small slippery friends which has had some success. I reckon adding a few minutes of night time manual pest control to the mix can't hurt either.
I won't be able to do an squashing of bugs... Would be too freaked out... Did the coffee work?
ReplyDeleteThe coffee's working on the snails, not so much the cat at the moment - though I haven't put it on in over a week. Haha get the kids to put their gumboots on and squash the bugs for you!
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