tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post3467265255649466747..comments2023-09-16T17:04:28.391+01:00Comments on What ho Hidcote!: Tiger slugBertie Bainbridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13481499819811821263noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-8047550295366013642011-12-06T22:45:48.723+00:002011-12-06T22:45:48.723+00:00*no tiger slugs were killed in the making of this ...*no tiger slugs were killed in the making of this post*Bertie Bainbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481499819811821263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-50411374606936986192011-12-05T19:10:10.349+00:002011-12-05T19:10:10.349+00:00Have given up killing snails and slugs as they are...Have given up killing snails and slugs as they are just too numerous in my garden. Now plant plants that aren't so delicious to them and making a pond this winter to encourage frogs and more toads into the garden.Quite happy when I accidentally squash a snail underfoot on a rainy day though!Naomi/Outofmyshedhttp://outofmyshed.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-19420894591488472572011-12-02T02:12:10.691+00:002011-12-02T02:12:10.691+00:00I try to let the snakes and frogs have their way w...I try to let the snakes and frogs have their way with the slugs. The temptation is great, however, when I find one hiding beneath the pot of a favorite plant, ready to come out for a nocturnal feast!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-63873518841349658812011-11-28T15:50:29.672+00:002011-11-28T15:50:29.672+00:00I allow slugs to dine on my compost pile, but not ...I allow slugs to dine on my compost pile, but not in the garden. I should admit that some of them look rather pretty, especially orange ones. One of those beauties can be seen here: http://tanyasgarden.blogspot.com/2011/09/isnt-he-handsome.html<br />The more I learn about slugs, the more hesitant I get killing them. They are part of our world. Your tiger slug is handsome!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-19518343035036219482011-11-27T14:01:09.244+00:002011-11-27T14:01:09.244+00:00That is one giant slug! Great capture!That is one giant slug! Great capture!Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686532868029514600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-56904053218924215982011-11-27T02:50:22.637+00:002011-11-27T02:50:22.637+00:00I do find them disgusting I have to say, but that ...I do find them disgusting I have to say, but that is not why they do often go the way of the wicked witch of the east with me... they really do do tremendous damage to my garden and no amount of live at let live will change that. Those that think otherwise are lucky, and have environments that don't host them by the thousands like others do, or have more natural predators. In those types of areas I would think it a pretty unreasonable thing to be offing them.<br /><br />Now the sentiment on hypocrisy I totally agree with... us gardeners are some of the worst.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524574998937986323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-5766913360038760842011-11-26T20:23:32.118+00:002011-11-26T20:23:32.118+00:00As a gardener not sure I am allowed to say this, b...As a gardener not sure I am allowed to say this, but that tiger slug is very beautiful. Am sure that the ones that have met my boot were not that pretty....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-58710596916074905342011-11-25T20:02:45.363+00:002011-11-25T20:02:45.363+00:00Lovely spooky toad photo.Lovely spooky toad photo.The Green Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192726507812730293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-52611949468193464012011-11-24T21:00:36.554+00:002011-11-24T21:00:36.554+00:00I'm with Prue and Pam. The odd slug and a few ...I'm with Prue and Pam. The odd slug and a few snails live in peace, unless found and eaten by birds or the tabakrolletjie snakes. But then you have to live in peace with the snakes in turn.<br /><br />Besides, the lady who cuts them in half, or stamps on them - it is curious, there are always MORE!Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-38269344973033552482011-11-24T18:43:46.499+00:002011-11-24T18:43:46.499+00:00I don't think I ever really KILL snails and sl...I don't think I ever really KILL snails and slugs. I could swear that the ones which appear in my garden the next morning are the ones I tried to eradicate the day before.....Dig Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993518443437173921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-44182645396513239882011-11-24T13:45:34.914+00:002011-11-24T13:45:34.914+00:00Dear Bertie, I find slugs nauseating, but try to b...Dear Bertie, I find slugs nauseating, but try to be humane, as I have a wildlife garden. I agree with Prue's comments. P.Pam's English Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359787694149174369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-76434253165752079252011-11-24T13:45:04.491+00:002011-11-24T13:45:04.491+00:00Wonderful picture of the toad! I confess, without ...Wonderful picture of the toad! I confess, without too much remorse, I am a killer of slugs. After gardening in the Pacific Northwest for years, it was hard not to be. A lady I gardened for would run around at dusk in her party cloths and heartlessly kill slugs with her high heels! I am pretty sure Vita would not approve!:)Helen O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605026438926611932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-40684051655441321092011-11-24T11:00:57.624+00:002011-11-24T11:00:57.624+00:00I just love Vita Sackville West's way with wor...I just love Vita Sackville West's way with words :) Thanks for the extract.<br /><br />Being a biologist by training, I have to put in a good word for slugs and snails - they evolved and have their place in the grand scheme of things. Not slugs' fault if they look revolting and eat plants. And they provide food for hedgehogs, toads and thrushes.<br /><br />I don't kill slugs and snails. Yet there is little damage to my plants - perhaps because it's a wildlife garden things seem to work out well for all.<br /><br />So come on! Have a 'Be nice to slugs and snails' month in your garden :)Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666246741812501876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-60988260691249464432011-11-24T09:23:25.754+00:002011-11-24T09:23:25.754+00:00I do have a strong dislike of slugs and snails, bu...I do have a strong dislike of slugs and snails, but I could not kill them. The Tiger slug is rather magnificent.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2262838714930985428.post-79302983588249522632011-11-23T22:51:38.915+00:002011-11-23T22:51:38.915+00:00I'm one of these folk who throw slugs and snai...I'm one of these folk who throw slugs and snails over the back fence. I have a Norwegian friend who patrols her garden with a pair of scissors cutting the offending snails and slugs in two. Someone else ( canadian this time)made a brew of slugs and sprayed it into the seedlings... Yuck. I must admit to squashing the odd vine weevil....Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999513105724635810noreply@blogger.com