Slugs

[Oleanda]

How do all you good people on here deal with slugs?

[spathiphyllum]

What ever you try, it won't work 100% unless you use chemicals. I find it's impossible to totally stop them, and i personally am against using strong chemicals in the garden.

Natural ways are copper mesh / preventives or traps, to trap them then move them. My friend uses a type of slug preventing gravel in his greenhouse, and that works real well.

[zebo]

Salt it they're on paths, very satisfying watching the result.

[Buenchico]

Here's what the Royal Horticultural Society has to say on the matter:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=228#section-3

[hereIam]

I use slug pellets but with great care as I have a dog and I also don't want birds eating them.

[Canary42]

Sunken jars of beer, and late evening patrols are what I find most effective (See Chris's link for details).

[diddlydo]

Despite being a virtually organic gardener I do use slug pellets to start with. After any rain when they certainly emerge in droves I go out with secateurs and snip them in half. No I'm definitely not a Buddhist when it comes to slugs versus my veg!

[Cloverjo]

I don’t get many slugs, but I do have a lot of snails. I pick them up and throw them to the other end of the garden.

[Georgiesmum]

I live in a very dry area so I dont get many but any slugs I leave for the hedgehogs and any snails I leave for the blackbirds. I detest slug pellets.