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This will be the odd post in the style of home and garden (maybe not) that will be a post about me whingeing about my failues as a gardener.

Today it’s about slugs, in Welsh Wales we have been getting lots and lots and blod%y lots of slugs in the wilco garden (and elsewhere Iam told!)

My little gastropod mollusk enemies have done the following damage so far

1) Eaten my strawberries
2) Munched their way through my courgettes
3) Decemated my peppers
4) Starting making their evil way to shed to see if they can get my broadbean plants before I plant them out (ok Iam late but iam a total beginner)

This had to stop, so took the advice of Bob flowerdew from this organic gardening book.

I bough some copper tape from ebay, this seems to have worked for my potatoes I grow them in bags, so put the tape on around the bag, but they pesky beggers are still around looking to nibble on any new plant.

So I have decided to take another more germ warefare route and bought some nematodes from Unwins, but you can buy it on ebay as well.

The control of slugs is very difficult, slug pellets are effective ,but can have serious effects on birds, pets and wildlife, They are also only effective on slugs at the surface. By treating with Nemaslug® it is specific to slugs and will not affect birds, pets or any wildlife and is effective both above and below ground. Nemaslug® is a naturally occurring parasitic nematode of slugs - Phasmarhabditis Hermaphrodita. The nematode enters the slug through the slug mantle - the saddle like structure on its back. Once inside, the nematode releases a bacterium which multiply and this is what the nematode feeds on. The nematodes multiply and within 3-5 days the slug stops feeding and will burrow underground to die.

I used the stuff last night so will let you know how I get on next week.

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To go along with Simons allotment post, I thought a small post about my lack of gardening skills!

My first potatoes, grown in a black plastic bag in the garden, they tasted lovely BTW

I have planted some more, but its was so easy, wish I had done a whole trough of them (which is Mrs Uncle Wilco’s suggestion next)

I wont be doing much garden posting on this blog, but you never know.

The bug of sheds started on my grandfathers allotment many years ago, as the old fellas made sheds out of junk laying around… little did I know that 20 years later readersheds would be born.

unfortunely I dont have my grandfathers skills when it comes to gardening or being a DIY sheddi, but if people like the site and share their sheds, then my job is done.

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The BBC Gardens Illustrated mentions National Shed week in their Dig in section, it’s in the upcoming June 2008 Edition out in the shops 30 May 2008.

If you can get a copy take a look, it has some great garden photos in it…and is a bit more upmarket then some garden mags…

If you want to subscribe you can do via BBCmagazines.com

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Here is a selection of websites where you can get the latest info on Chelsea as I can not compete with them as a humble shed site

The telegraph has a wonderful section devoted to Chelsea, including 360 panowossnames, guides and some great videos
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The Daily nail has a page of summary with pictures of naked ladies painted as flowers.

The BBC as always does a great job (you would think they are commercial sometimes)

The times has a page, but it’s hidden.

The indy has a good page and a good blog as well.

The guardian has a small guide.

The telegraph and the BBC make the official site look pale in comparison.

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The daily mail reports

A woman has been evicted from her home for letting the weeds in her garden grow so high they can be seen from space.

The ten foot-high undergrowth in Rachel McGarie’s backyard has swamped a six foot child’s swing, a garden shed and reach the window of the flat on the floor above her.

The 29-year-old who has not managed the foliage for six years is now living with a dense mass of brambles that can be recognised on satellite map Google Earth and has been evicted by her housing association.

The local council in Yate near Bristol repeatedly warned her of the consequences if she continued to let the weeds growing.

Managing the garden was part of Ms McGarie’s tenancy agreement when she moved into the two-bedroom flat approximately a decade ago.

Merlin Housing Society, which owns the property, took legal action against her last month and after a hearing at Bristol County Court she moved out on April 18th.

Roy Didcott who lives in the flat above claims he could pick blackberries from his window.

The 63-year-old said: “I even took photos of the front garden because it was getting overgrown and sent them to the council.

Image on the mail site...

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