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Slugs love "bran"..!!! If you spread little piles of dry bran where there's slug activity,the slugs find it irresistable,eat it,swell up and,well not to put too fine a point on it,thats one slug less...If the bran gets wet the slugs still gorge themselves on it in preference to your precio...

Good tip for all you organic types..I always put a good linning of soot in my trenches before i plant my potatoes 2 to 3 inches of soot is ideal,dont bother weathering it,the more caustic the better,just drop your chitted potatoes straight into it...Slugs hate it...Incorporate more soot when you ear...

Found the site after reading some of Andys ramblings (sorry Andy..lol)..Andy,for what its worth im one of those people with an orchard ..Cant see any reason why you shouldnt be sucessful asking for peoples unpicked crops...I embarrasingly grow far more than i/we as a family can eat,or otherwise have...