Here's how I dusted the pear trees at the garden with fine fireplace ash to kill a bunch of pear and cherry slugs who are munching some of the leaves. Standing downwind really helps distribute the ash evenly. (Mask up ppl! Don't breathe any of it in). A few slugs here and there ok. But if over 20% of the leaves are effected the health of the tree can begin to suffer as it can't photosynthesise properly. Checking at least once a week (both pear and cherry trees) is needed to make sure the slug ap
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Here's how I dusted the pear trees at the garden with fine fireplace ash to kill a bunch of pear and cherry slugs who are munching some of the leaves. Standing downwind really helps distribute the ash evenly. (Mask up ppl! Don't breathe any of it in). A few slugs here and there ok. But if over 20% of the leaves are effected the health of the tree can begin to suffer as it can't photosynthesise properly. Checking at least once a week (both pear and cherry trees) is needed to make sure the slug ap
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