Re: [london.food] burgers.

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On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 12:36:57PM +0100, Juliet Kemp wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 12:18:17PM +0100, James Bywater wrote:

- basil (still at the seed stage after the last lot got ravaged by 
> slugs), 

I've had this as well - got there too late so they're all in tatters now,
but I'm getting the buggers now.. and "how do you do that" I hear you ask...

BEER!!!!

Sink a small bowl in the soil, leaving a lip of about an inch
(to stop the good bugs falling in) above the soil. Fill with
beer (I'm using some old cans of Carling - which seems to work)
and check back the next day to find loads of the blighters
all drowned in Beer - there are worse ways to go.

I'm still trying to work out how often to replace the beer,
it depends if it's rained or not.

You get the odd snail as well.

HTH

Leo

• Juliet Kemp 12:36 on 03 Jun 2004
  Not keen on radishes - but I've found that rocket is also very easy to
  • James Bywater 12:45 on 03 Jun 2004
    My rocket is growing well too - the little seedlings are tasty in a
    • Juliet Kemp 13:01 on 03 Jun 2004
      I *thought* mine weren't last year, but this spring they suddenly seemed
  • Leo Lapworth 13:35 on 03 Jun 2004
    - basil (still at the seed stage after the last lot got ravaged by
    • Juliet Kemp 13:44 on 03 Jun 2004
      I've also been recommended spikey things (e.g. gravel) around the plants
      • too deep to show

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