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Hi Guys and Gals,

HELP! I'm being absolutely smashed by slugs and snails!!
I've tried beer traps (90mm PVC end cap filled with beer) which does get a couple per day - however they are not fixing the issue.

Seedlings are being stripped of all leaves and just a green stick is left..

Any suggestions? Snail bait inside a trap so its not in contact with the system?

Maybe something in this thread may help?

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12449&hilit=snail

Multiguard snail and slug pellets. Safe for pets

Just in a container or something on the growbeds? where do the slugs/snails die off (ie it wont pollute my system?)

Yep in a dish on the growbeds and around the growbed stands legs

Thanks Mantis - I'm assuming you do this yourself?

Have done in the past, but havent got a problem with them at the moment. Not even in the dirt beds

Cheers!

My system is inside a greenhouse so not accessible from animals.. wondering if any old snail/slug bait will be fine

Anything other than beer or multiguard I wouldnt put in dishes on the growbeds but on the ground only. Nasty stuff in some of them

Thanks again

I'll second that with multigaurd - it is great stuff.

I tend to put it on the ground as well.

Just go outside with a torch at late evening to see where they are coming from.

My system has slowed right down... Any ideas?
Ph is up somehow , about 7.4. Maybe due to rain

Temperature and/or sunlight would also affect your system.