Nematodes

[NotMaryWhitehouse]

After discovering a slug on my back door this morning, and another three munching on a dahlia I cleared two off last night, I am ready to admit defeat!

My question: are nematodes as good as the people who sell them say they are.....?

I HATE SLUGS.

No. Sorry. Every year I think 'I'll give them abother try, maybe I've been doing it wrong'. But still loads of slugs. Maybe I am doing it wrong. Or maybe they don't work at all.

Sigh. I sort of knew that would be the case....

I might try and find someone who will lend me their chickens!

Totally anecdotal, but when I moved in the garden was all one type of (supremely ugly) hedge and bramble.

When we first ripped out the hedges and planted flowers pretty much everything died quickly from severe aphid damage and slugs.

But, a few years down the line the garden is now planted really diversely, at least 40 different species (I don't have a big garden at all) absolutely no chemicals/fertilisers whatsoever and I have no real slug problems at all now aside from the odd chewed leaf despite growing hostas, asters and other slug favourites.

I think if you have a nice, healthy garden with a big variety of plants it all comes into balance eventually and you don't need nematodes or anything else.

@fucks, you give me hope! Thank you!