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Slug proof bulbs?

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WetRainbowRoses · 17/02/2022 10:55

Is there such a thing?
They’ve eaten most of the developing flowers on my hyacinths, I have thought about putting daffodils in instead until I read that they eat daffodil flowers.
Then I thought I could put in tulips until I read they eat those aswell.

I’ve planted anemone Blanda which google suggests was a waste of time and they’ll probably eat them.

I have tonnes of bedding primroses which are mostly left alone though they have severely damaged some of them.

The only bulbs they don’t seem to like are snowdrops and crocus which is fine for early colour and muscari, I have a large patch of them but to be honest, I don’t particularly like muscari...

Is there any later spring flower bulb I can plant that won’t be damaged?
Any at all??

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Polyanthus2 · 18/02/2022 06:51

I've never had a problem with this. But I live in the countryside, have a smalll pond in the garden (so have frogs etc) and feed the birds so I presume they eat the slugs.
Can you encourage birds with a peanut feeder?
Try the beer slug traps, to reduce the number.

Autumnscene · 19/02/2022 12:13

I use ash from the fire to sprinkle around the bulbs or garlic spray as slugs don’t like either. Can be a constant battle though !

Slugs haven’t touched my snowdrops but the rain and hail can batter them. I put crocuses in my window boxes so squirrels can’t get them.

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