Garden Hedgehogs Control Slugs
Hedgehogs control slugs in the vegetable garden.
As spring brings increasing warmth, hedgehogs will be waking up from their winter hibernation. They will need food and water as soon as they wake up. Meat based pet food and fresh water will keep them in the garden, so that they are able to eat slugs and snails as well.
Many hedgehogs are injured by garden forks and strimmers, so it is worth being careful when tidying up places they use to nest.
More information on how to encourage hedgehogs into the garden, so they can control slugs, is at www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk
Thanks for reminding us about using forks and strimmers. I have not seen a hedgehog in my garden here on the farm, but maybe if I leave out some dogfood they might be attracted to my garden and help combat the slug attacks on my veggies.
Sara from farmingfriends
Comment by farmingfriends - April 15, 2008 7:59 pm
Sara
Hedgehogs are very private creatures and live in the garden secretly! Your guinea fowl will help keep the insects down in the veg garden!
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg - April 16, 2008 4:58 am