sorry to snail/slug lovers (Bio Slug Pellets)

Member Name: freud

Product:	Bio Slug Pellets
Date:	28/05/09 (49 review reads)
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Advantages: easy to use, showerproof, does the job

Disadvantages: none for me - only the slugs & snails

I've always like to potter around our garden & last year started to grow not only flowers from seeds, but also tomatoes & strawberries with great results. This year my eldest daughter bought a variety of vegetable plants for hubby's birthday which included broad beans, sweetcorn, raspberries & strawberries.

Everything's been planted carefully into pots & staked when necessary & it's beginning to look a little like 'The Good Life' in our back garden although I suspect Tom & Barbara never dreamt of using slug pellets!

Unfortunately we noticed big holes appearing in the leaves of some of the plants & discovered those horrible slimy lines which meant we had been visited by those horrible,ugly, disgusting slugs & snails - yuk!

There wasn't time to shop around so we bought a bottle (800g) of Bio Slug Pellets from our local garden centre for £2.99 determined to rid the creatures before they did any more damage. OK we could have used beer or salt but as these pellets claim to be biodegradable & don't remain in the food chain as toxins we decided that we'd just kill em off as quickly & painlessly as possible.

The container is bright green & it's clearly marked what the product is for & the ingredients, directions, storage & cautions are easy to read. All you do is unscrew the childproof lock & scatter the pellets thinly 10-15cm apart. It's advised that you don't put piles of the pellets around in case pets have a taste but it's designed to be bitter & off-putting for animals.

Each 1cm blue pellet conatins metaldehyde which breaks down into water, metals & aldehydes & over time/exposure are biodegradable. I didn't know this, but apparently the blue is added to deter the birds.

Bio claim that these pellets protect flowers, fruit & vegetables & since using it we've seen no sign of any slugs or snails - dead or alive so I'm not sure where they've scarpered to? The leaves on all the vegetables, fruit & flowers don't have any more holes in them so hopefully this has done thi trick!

I'd recommend trying these Bio pellets as they're waterproof, easy to scatter & seem to do the trick. Our cat & dog haven't been near them either so they've come to no harm.

I DO apologise to all snail & slug-lovers but needs must especially when you're growing your own food...

summary
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- not the cheapest slug/snail product around but very effective.
- biodegradable.
- easy to use.
- gets rid of snails & slugs therefore protecting flowers, fruit & vegetables.

Summary: great product which I'd recommend