tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396646580153271430.post9191580681157800851..comments2023-03-22T04:55:58.757+00:00Comments on Simple Country Living.: Thrifty ThursdayKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09242633962339344241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396646580153271430.post-81969463248374915472012-11-22T16:45:10.580+00:002012-11-22T16:45:10.580+00:00Some great tips here, thank you xxxSome great tips here, thank you xxxFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117681021989984923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396646580153271430.post-62931090564950096622012-11-22T13:42:24.600+00:002012-11-22T13:42:24.600+00:00Can't wait to start growing again.I had a good...Can't wait to start growing again.I had a good year this time but that could be down to the fact that I grow everything in raised beds,boxes and bags because we only have grass and one small border at the side of the fence.Roll on spring.xmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120516566652145115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396646580153271430.post-34330464699223772572012-11-22T12:46:46.302+00:002012-11-22T12:46:46.302+00:00Hubby P takes great exception to the slugs and ove...Hubby P takes great exception to the slugs and over the summer goes out in the evenings (especially when its wet)...when the slugs come out. He has the salt pot in his hand and sprinkles them liberally.. puts a stop to their malarky!<br /><br />Vicky xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710224174192867236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396646580153271430.post-70839205995026180612012-11-22T12:12:56.653+00:002012-11-22T12:12:56.653+00:00I refuse to grow strawberries in the ground now be...I refuse to grow strawberries in the ground now because of slugs. Horrid things. My local farm shop has a little garden centre attached & packs plants into those nice little wooden crates to take home. I have a few now with pots of herbs in them. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396646580153271430.post-1777420087850763102012-11-22T12:01:30.349+00:002012-11-22T12:01:30.349+00:00I lost loads of veg this year because of slugs and...I lost loads of veg this year because of slugs and because I won't use slug pellets so next year, I'm going to be putting out beer traps and trying this new thing that I found called "slug gone wool pellets" Fingers crossed it works :-) KayKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242633962339344241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-396646580153271430.post-10108145955727664202012-11-22T11:32:21.664+00:002012-11-22T11:32:21.664+00:00We planted up some potatoes in enormous tubs in th...We planted up some potatoes in enormous tubs in the hope that we might have home grown potatoes for Christmas dinner... but then there were the slugs....<br /><br />Do slugs have any useful purpose here on earth? Ducks like eating them but I don't have ducks.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855403299773356566noreply@blogger.com