Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú

TV and Radio  permalink

slugbell

• Message 1. 

  Posted by iszzabella (U14670409) on Tuesday, 26th July 2011

  did anyone see the the slugbell in Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2 hampton court flower show programme episode 2,placed in the RHS edible garden by john wheatley,
  I bought three of these slugbells and they are working as the man degribed,
  controlling my slugs in the garden and on the Hosta pots.....great little device

  Link to this forum: slugbell

  Report message1

• Message 2

  , in reply to message 1.

  Posted by garyhobson (U11055016) on Wednesday, 27th July 2011

  I'm all for enterprise, and good innovative ideas; but this isn't one.
  
  Effectively, this device is just a pretty cover over slug pellets. A similar effect could be achieved, at a fraction of the cost, using an upturned flower pot.
  
  On your website you say that this product protects slug pellets from children. I would have thought that these pretty painted 'flower pots' were just asking to be examined, by curious children, who could then sample the pretty blue sweets they find hidden beneath.
  
  You also claim that this method is less harmful to wildlife. If a gardener is concerned about not poisoning wildlife, or children, then it is more sensible not to bring poisonous pellets into the garden in the first place.
  
  Slugs pellets are particularly lethal to wildlife, and dangerous to children, when they are used in concentrations greater than those specified by the manufacturer. This is about one pellet per 10 cm. The 'pile' of pellets required by the slugbell far exceeds the manufacturer's concentration.
  
  Also, it is not clear how many slug-bells might be required in a garden. One per hosta? Three per row of lettuce? They cost £9.99 each + postage.
  
  This product seems hazardous to children, dangerous to wildlife, and (thank goodness) prohibitively expensive.

  Link to this forum: slugbell

  Report message2

• Message 3

  , in reply to message 2.

  Posted by thedogcody (U14659366) on Wednesday, 27th July 2011

  Someone who trys to sneak an advert on here has been named and shamed
  

  Link to this forum: slugbell

  Report message3

• Message 4

  , in reply to message 1.

  Posted by kate1123 (U14824475) on Wednesday, 27th July 2011

  I would like to buy 10, where can I buy them?

  Link to this forum: slugbell

  Report message4

Back to top