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05/04/2008

Nemaslug Slug Killer

Slugs are one of the gardener's worst nightmares. Impossible to get rid of once and for all, you need to keep up a constant battle to keep them under control. It pays to know your enemy! That way you can combat them affectively.

It is soon going to be that time of year when the slugs being come out from hiding and begin to attack your plants again. Order Nemaslug today and keep your plants safe from those dreaded slugs! Nemaslug, starting from £9.99 easily pays for its self, giving you 6 up to weeks protection from slugs both above and below the soil.

Nematodes are renowned biological control products, which provide many benefits over traditional gardening chemicals and are a key ally for organic gardeners.

2007 was the best summer on record, if you were a slug! Plenty of rain and warm temperatures meant that slug numbers were up 50%, with reports of 100 slugs found per square foot. Use Nemaslug in the spring this year to kill over wintering slugs and stop them from breeding even more.

• Nemaslug controls all common species of small to medium sized slugs (up to 8cm - 2.5-3 inches). Start your control regime early and you will be able to target the young slugs growing under the ground feeding on humus.
• Nemaslug uses the nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, which was discovered by scientists at the government research institute at Bristol, England.
• One application of Nemaslug provides 300,000 nematodes for every square metre of soil, giving at least six weeks control of slugs. This is generally enough time for seedlings and bedding plants to get well established.
• Nemaslug is easy to apply and does not leave any unsightly residues.
• The majority of the slugs will die underground, so don't expect to see dead slugs lying around.
• Apply Nemaslug to moist soil. The soil temperature should be 5ºC (40ºF) or over (this is also when plants start to grow). Nematodes are capable of surviving the odd frost; so don't worry if the temperature falls after you have applied Nemaslug. Metaldehyde based slug pellets are reported not to be effective below 7ºC.
• Potatoes are susceptible to slug attack later in the season than most other plants. So you can delay applying Nemaslug till 6-7 weeks before harvest, when the tubers are most likely to be eaten by slugs.
• Unlike some controls, Nemaslug continues to work well during wet weather - exactly when you need protection against slugs!
• Nemaslug might affect water snails. To avoid harming them keep the treatment 15 cm (6") away from ponds.
• If you have a heavy clay area, ensure you apply Nemaslug to well worked soil. Nemaslug is less effective on cloggy clay soil, which has not been worked and/or has become waterlogged.
• Nemaslug comes in pack sizes to treat 40 sq.m (50 sq.yds) and 100 sq.m (125 sq.yds).

28/03/2008

Potato Gro-Sacks

Grow the easiest spuds ever with the NEW Potato Gro-Sack

Spuds are one of the easiest and most rewarding vegetables to grow and you don't need acres of space, or even a garden to get a perfect crop.

With Unwins' NEW Gro-Sack you can create a mouth-watering harvest on a patio, balcony or even roof garden. Not only that, dedicated spud lovers can grow the earliest potatoes possible.

The gro-sack's easy-grip carry handles means, unlike potato barrels, you can move it wherever you want - freeing space in the greenhouse just when you need it. And its specially-designed drainage holes ensures the soil doesn't become waterlogged.

6 steps to the easiest potato ever

Gro-sacks come in packs of three, complete with nine top-quality seed potatoes. For a gourmet crop, try a taster kit of three gro-sacks with three tubers each of Charlotte, Swift and Maris Peer - all for £12.95.