Ben93
Full Member
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Joined: Thu May 21, 2015 5:09 pm

Snails slugs and greenfly/blackfly issues

All my fruit plants and trees are getting lots of greenfly slug and snail problems.

I have them all in a plastic greenhouse I have sprinkled salt around the plant pot bases to stop the slugs and snails and the salt won't get on the soil as it's around the pots on the paving.

I've tried py spray that's meant to be food friendly on the leaves to stop the greenfly or blackfly and aphids but it seems to drown them but not actually repel them I'm sure spraying water would do the same thing.

What are some food friendly ways to deal with them that won't poison me or animals.

I've heard that the wool pellets are meant to be good for slugs or snails are they safe for the plants and to eat after?

Asica
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Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Sep 25, 2015 1:11 am
Location: California (Los Angeles)

Try beer in a small dish for slugs. They get dehydrated and die.

JONA
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Joined: Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:11 am
Location: Sussex. England

For greenfly...spray them with soapy water. Not detergent.....just a good squeeze of ordinary liquid soap in a spray tank of water.
It blocks their breathing tubes.
You must get under the leaves with it, as it must hit the little sweethearts!



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