{"id":3262,"date":"2013-11-21T07:44:27","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T14:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2013-11-19T02:24:13","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T09:24:13","slug":"slug-free-hostas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/environmental-gardening\/slug-free-hostas\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Hostas from Slugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hostas should be renamed ‘Slug Food’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Every year my Hostas have been nibbled when young, eaten in Summer and decimated by Autumn.
\nGuess what I have done this year – yep I have potted them up into containers<\/a> and so far so good (until the little devils learn to fly or crawl up the pot sides).
\nIt is the little black slugs rather than the fat juicy brown slugs that do the most damage but knowing that won’t make you feel any better.<\/p>\n

Top Tips for Protecting Hostas from Slugs<\/h4>\n
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  1. Plant in Pots and protect with copper wire sharp material around plants.<\/li>\n
  2. Follow these methods for controlling population of slugs Best way of killing slugs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \nGardeners Tips alternative ideas for avoiding slug damage to Hostas
    \n– plant plastic Hostas
    \n– breed hedgehogs to eat the pesky critters<\/p>\n