I grow slug food, not deliberately but that seems to be the fate of my Hostas. Now is a time to kill off the juveniles slugs before they start laying eggs for overwintering and I am considering organic nematodes that you just water in. Mix up a paste in a watering can, water in and young slugs will be killed in a matter of days.

Buy ‘Natural organic control’ slug killer for less than £10 or for a large pack at £17.95from Amazon

Help other natural predators particularly birds, hedgehogs and frogs to eat your slugs and their eggs. Keep the soil loose and tidy up dead organic material but provide safe havens for the predators. Nemaslug is harmless to children, pets and wild life only killing slugs.

It may be too late for this years Hostas which are now a ‘harvest festival for slugs’ but I shall have revenge.

Clematis as slug food

Do not feed your slugs and snails on your Clematis

Even in this wet summer there are better plants for them to snack on

Try the inverted grapefruit skin as I prefer to drink beer not drown slugs