Grazers G1...

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  1. lolimac

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    Anyone tried it ? I should have asked first but already ordered some to try...

    Reason being the Rabbits are munching everything in sight at the Cemetery on my fathers grave and it's becoming a little bit annoying...he'd have thought it was funny but it's rather disheartening when the flowers are getting ripped to shreds overnight...
    'Grazers' isn't harmful to man nor beast but just make the flowers unpalatable to the critters. Interested to know if anyone else has tried it.

    TIA..
     
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    Update Re Grazers...well thus far it has worked a treat, all our flowers at the cemetery have remained intact with no rabbit damage whilst others around us have been decimated... Farmers use it on their crops with pretty good results by all accounts.
    @shiney ..I know you have Rabbit problems and I think it would be worth a punt.I don't think it would be very cost effective on a whole garden but your Beans and 'special' plants ,especially for your charities may prove successful.
    The only other thing I could suggest is an AK-47:thumbsup:
     
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      :ideaIPB: Thanks @lolimac that interesting as I fight a battle in the churchyard at a grave I tend.. I have just looked it up and will defo have to give it a try.. Thanks loli .. :spinning:
       
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        I hope it works for you @Marley Farley ..:fingers crossed: some reviews are quite negative but the majority are good...I was thrilled when I first used it but then was sceptical thought maybe I'd just got lucky but up to press it's working.:thumbsup:

        I also feel an experiment coming on....it's meant for squirrels,Rabbits and Deer...Buttttt.....I'm going to get 2 hosta leaves ,dowse one in Grazers and leave the other one au natural ...grab a slug and see what happens:thumbsup: I do love to faff..:heehee:
         
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          Let us know how your hosta experiment goes please loli :blue thumb:
           
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            Here's the start of the experiment...

            The Hosta leaf on the left is untreated..the one on the right is...and there is Slugworth in the middle...(what a job I had trying to find a slug,typical they're nowhere to be seen when you actually want one).:rolleyespink:

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            Lets see how Slugworth gets on..

            I post an update later..:blue thumb:
             
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              Unfortunately nothing to report ..and project slugworth has been aborted ..for now.

              You'll notice I'd put a plastic container over the top..has holes in..when I checked half an hour from the start the slug had escaped and was on the outside of the dish...Sooo I covered the whole thing with enviromesh...3 hours later noticed the slug was cuddled up to the none treated Hosta leaf..:yes:...looked again last night,nothing eaten but the slug had again escaped and was wandering along my hubbys work bench..Put him back but then placed on top of the plastic 'cover' and the enviromesh a brick..that'll stop him getting out...:paladin:
              Looked this morning....nothing eaten and NO SLUG:doh:So this experiment has been unsuccessful at this time but I will try again..god loves a trier ..:heehee:

              If anyone can give me any advice on how to contain a slug I would be most grateful.:biggrin:
               
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                According to the Grazers website, they have a different product to deter slugs - G1 is for the rabbits. And there is a new thing to put off lily beetle! They all sound rather specific
                 
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                  I saw that they had specific jollop for the slugs et al but I was chancing my arm out of curiosity..
                  That went well didn't it..:heehee:
                   
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                  Oh @lolimac - and the experiment was so good - until your slug refused to play ball...:smile:
                  More cynically, why don't they provide a SINGLE formulation to keep all the blighters away...? Answer - to sell lots of separate ones.
                   
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