Slug Beer Traps- Are they Worth Getting slugs and Snails Drunk over them?

Name of Product: PonZE Home Series 12 x Beer Slug and Snail Safe Simple Easy Traps.

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What You Get: 12 Top of the Range Garden Slug and Snail Traps.

My Score: 6.5/10

In this article, we will be reviewing if beer traps are effective in the garden to deal with these bothersome pests. I have talked about slug and snails in the past from using iron phosphate pellets, slug deterrent matting and plants that slugs and snails do not prefer to eat.

In this article, we will be discussing if beer traps are …

Begonia as a Houseplant- Growing this Colourful Plant

In this article, we will be discussing how to grow begonia as a houseplant. Anybody who is familiar with outdoor plants, know about begonias as beautiful bedding plants but many varieties can be grown indoors.

In fact, begonias are a popular houseplant, where some are grown for their blooms, whilst others are grown for their elegant, colourful leaves. In this article, we will talk about how to look after these plants and the varieties to grow in the home.

 HOW TO GROW BEGONIAS AS A HOUSEPLANT

Indoor begonias tend to fall into 4 types of tuberous, fibrous, cane-stemmed and rhizomatous. …

Using Metal and Wirework Containers in your Garden

In this final part, we discuss the use of metal and wirework container in your garden. We will talk about how this versatile material of construction can be used to great effect in the garden. In the past, articles on terracotta, plastic, wood, glazed pottery and stoneware have been discussed but now to complete the available materials, we will concentrate on this shiny material.

METAL IS THE WAY TO GO

At first sight, metal sounds such an unlikely material to use to make containers from, but this is so further from the truth. They can be used to create …

Using Stoneware and Concrete Containers in the Garden

In this article, we will be discussing what stone and concrete containers can be used in the garden as we continue our journey in the materials of construction that can be used. So far I have talked about terracotta, plastic, wooden and glazed pottery and the next logically material to highlight is stone, cement and concrete, a totally different kettle of fish to the others.

YOU HAVE STONE CONTAINERS…

The biggest problem with real stone containers such are horse troughs, animal feeding bowls and Butler’s sinks are they are not manufactured anymore. They are true garden antiques and they are …

Using Glazed Pottery in your Container Garden

In this article, we continue our discussion on the types of containers used in the garden and this time we will be discussing glazed pottery. In the past articles, I have talked about terracotta pots, plastic containers and wooden containers. We now turn our attention to an attractive type of containers- glazed pottery.

IT IS A NEWISH ADDITION TO THE CONTAINER GARDEN

Glazed pottery is a newish arrival to the container market, only becoming available in the last 20 years or so. This is not surprising as they tend to be inexpensive, where much of it is oriental in …

Using Wooden Containers in your Garden

In this article, we will be discussing what you would want to use wooden containers in your garden. In previous articles, I have discussed terracotta pots and plastic containers, but in this article, we turn our attention to wooden containers. Wooden containers tend to come in a variety of shapes, sizes and styles and are often seen in gardens.

THEY GIVE THE RUSTIC LOOK

You will find wooden half planter and other containers to give a rustic feel to any garden, especially so if the container comes with their rough bark left on.

You can also use formal planters …

Using Plastic Containers in the Garden

In this part of the series, we will be discussing using plastics containers in your garden. In the first part, we discussed how terracotta containers can be used to great effect, but now we concentrate on the more widely used plastics.

Plastic containers you tend to find in shops, garden centres, online and are sold everywhere. They all come in different shapes and sizes from less than a litre, up to large 100 litres + containers. They can be standard tubs, troughs, planters, window boxes, wall planters or hanging baskets. No matter where you look, you …

Using Terracotta Containers in the Garden

In this article, we will be talking about using terracotta containers in the garden. There is no limit to displays that look good in terracotta containers, anything from traditional bedding plants such as tuberous begonias and lobelias, to Mediterranean designs favoured in Italian garden schemes that often use vivid pelargoniums.

I have talked about container materials in the past but in a series of articles, I will discuss the benefits and hindrance of using different types of containers in the garden. It is hoped that when this series finishes, you will be versed into what material of construction advantages and …

Growing Patio Roses in Containers

In this article, we will be discussing the best way to grow roses in containers but particularly patio and miniature roses.

In theory, any roses can be grown in containers, but this is not often practical for rambling roses and tall climbers, as they have such a large root system.

They can be grown in containers but the container that is used has to be very deep and very wide; something like 1.5m deep and 1.5m wide to do well. This means you need to build or purchase a deep raised bed to grow your rambler in, not very practical.…

Growing Melons in Containers

In this article, we will be discussing the best way of growing melons in containers. Who amongst us does not like the sweet-tasting fruit of the melon plant, especially the Cantaloupe types. As most of us have a tinkling for melon, is it possible to grow this fruit in Container? Let us see.

Melons are so tempting to grow and they need a warm summer to do well. But that is the beauty of gardening, as anticipation of will it succeeds or not, is half the excitement. Long gone are the days in Victorian times where melons where grown in …