These guys are doing well at hiding in brassica leaves – the warm, damp weather is just what they enjoy and they seem to be doing more damage than most years.
These are the plants to really check carefully:
- Kale (hiding in the centre)
- Brussels Sprouts (hiding in the top part of the plant, and nibbling at the sprouts themselves)
- Cabbages (they sneak in between the layers of leaves – very annoying!)
- Pak Choi (they love pak choi – watch out for any slime trails and holes!)
- Winter Lettuces
Ways to deal with slugs/snails:
- Beer traps – fill a sunken pot with cheap lager
- Wool Pellets or Grit/Eggshells – sprinkled around the base of plants
- Copper Tape around pots
- Hollowed Citrus Halves – eg oranges/grapefruit
- Strulch – a treated mulch that you can buy
- Keep your plot tidy and free from slug hiding places