Ultimate Slug & Snail Killer Max

I have a small patio and for a year I have tried everything to reduce the number of slugs. There were evenings when I collected more than 20 slugs by hand. I tried everything and nothing worked, till I got this product. I haven't seen a slug in weeks with one single application. Yes, it is possible that this might attract some rats... But if you don't need to apply often I would say it worth it. Those little blue pallets they merge well with the plants I have. I have two kids and obviously we must to be careful where we apply the product but I guess that is part of the trade-offs to get rid of the slugs.

The Hosta "Hostage" Cycle 🐌 I’ve reached a breaking point. If you’re a Hosta lover, you know the pain: you invest your heart and time into those beautiful leaves, only to have them decimated overnight. I have tried everything—salt, copper wire, and every "old wives' tale"—entirely without success. I haven't the heart to invest any more into them just to see them shredded. This is their final stand; if this doesn’t work, the Hostas are being disposed of. 🚮 Safety is my Main Concern 🌍❤️ I refuse to use products that could harm the environment or the wildlife that visits my garden. Most importantly, I have dogs. 🐾 I was initially nervous about the visibility of the blue pellets, but the night I applied them to the pots, I watched my dogs closely. They had a good sniff around—they could clearly smell the iron—but they made no attempt to eat them and have shown absolutely no interest since. 🐕 Why I’m Hopeful • True Pet Peace of Mind: Knowing these are ferric phosphate-based and certified for organic gardening means I don’t have to choose between my plants and my dogs' safety. 🛡️ • Eco-Friendly & Nourishing: These don’t leave poisoned slugs on the surface for birds or hedgehogs to find. Even better, it feels good to know that as the pellets naturally break down, they actually nourish the soil, feeding the very plants I'm trying to save. 🪴♻️ • Immediate Protection: The "Stop Feeding" factor is real. The moment a slug tastes a pellet, it stops eating the Hosta. I’m finally seeing new growth stay intact instead of being turned into "Swiss cheese." • Generous Size & Value: The 800g tub is a really decent size. I have quite a few pots to protect, and this tub feels like it’s going to last me the whole season. A Few Things to Keep in Mind ⚖️ • No Instant "Evidence": Don't expect to see dead slugs lying around. They crawl away to die underground, so you have to trust the process and look for the absence of new holes instead. • Weather Watch: Although they are showerproof, I’ve found that after a really heavy downpour, you do need to check your pots and potentially re-scatter a few more. 🌧️🔄 • Mindful Application: While ferric phosphate is safer, I try not to go overboard to protect the soil’s natural earthworm population. 🪱 With this in mind, I’m glad to have my Hostas in pots, though I am still careful with the dosage as I know the pots will eventually drain into the soil below. ⚠️🚿 The Verdict (So Far) It has been a week, and for the first time in a long time, I’m not waking up to fresh destruction. If you are at your wit's end but refuse to use harsh chemicals that threaten your pets or wildlife, this is the answer. It’s the first real defence I’ve found that respects the environment while actually working. I’ll update in another week—fingers crossed for a full Hosta revival! 🤞

Bought these are they are organic and safe to use for wildlife. Weather has been very dry but after hosing the allotment plot every other evening there has not been any slug or snail damage so would say they are working well and are easy to use

'Protect Garden' is life changing! I used to lie awake in the early hours of the morning visualising the slithering gastropods munching their way through my last remaining & ailing cucumber plant (5 attempts! All destroyed!), decimating my young chrysanthemum plants and levelling my sweet peas. I would be compelled to be prowling my garden in my nightie at 1am armed with torch, tongs and the kitchen salt. The slaughter would be wholesale but so was the damage, and morning would reveal slime, monopod corpses and catastrophic devastation to cherished plants. I tried multiple brands of slug pellets (I could hear the enemy sniggering), ramparts, bastions, gloop, garlic water (I like how the French turned the tables on the rampaging molluscs) & rings of defence. Nothing held back the voracious hordes. Then I read the review from the fellow sufferer who said that "up to 90 slugs a night" would be extracted from his plants until he used this product. The next night - just a few and since then.... nothing. Nada. No slugs. No snails. With hope in my heart but cynicism in my head I ordered some - just the one (more money being thrown at the swines) - and duly scattered the small blue pellets. 1am that night - not a slug nor snail to be seen. Morning....no devastation. No damage AT ALL. A week has gone by and not one single gastropod. Not one single corpse either, not one damaged plant, no slime trails, nothing. They packed up their little suitcases and left. I imagine that my neighbour's gardens are now a wasteland but I'm sleeping peacefully now, and I am the one doing the sniggering. Buy it, it works, it really REALLY does. Not even nematodes were this effective. Just ordered two more containers to get ahead of the rush when this amazing product gets discovered. Certified organic, marvellous. I don't know how it works but it does. Its a small miracle but I will take anything that I can get. May even try planting Swiss Chard again next year.

Bought as had a slug problem in kitchen. Returned as suitable for outdoor.

Even though it prevent the snails and slugs Mice love them ! Had to stop using them in the end

I am not a great one for garden chemicals. I find with aphids, for example, that if you leave them alone tits and ladybirds, especially their larvae, will do a fine job in clearing them, lacewing populations grow and, especially early in the season, wasps kill and eat a fair old number. I must admit though I do control vine weevils and the bright red Lily beetle, and this year has been particularly bad for slugs. Any young plants planted out were eaten down to ground level overnight. The old standby was slug pellets containing metaldehyde, which affected mucus production, resulting in trails of slime and dead slugs around treated areas. The pellets were usually blue to make them less effective to birds, but they still affected other wildlife including animals and birds eating the dead, poisoned slugs, the chemical contaminated water supplies and pets sometimes ate pellets making them ill. So, the chemical was banned for agricultural use in April, 2022.There is a misconception blue pellets were banned, but it is just that particular formulation. These pellets are also blue and contain ferric phosphate which effectively prevents slugs from eating, so they starve to death. It appears to be less effective as there are usually no slugs to be found around the treated areas. This is because it doesn’t kill slugs instantly, they can’t eat so they go off to hide where they die unseen. The real effect can be seen in the lack of damage rather than the lack of slugs. It has the advantage there are no dead slugs to dispose of, but the disadvantage is that the decomposing bodies of the hidden dead slugs could attract more slugs. Slugs might be annoying when they eat seedlings but they do a fine, unheralded job, as scavengers carrying out garden, garbage disposal of organic matter and even carrion. They are also food for amphibians, many birds and hedgehogs so in areas of the garden where they are not a problem, and most plants can afford a few nibbled leaves, it is best to leave them be and limit protection to susceptible crops and young plants where this product seems to work well. The container has a small hole at the top, nothing technical, which allows you to shake out enough pellets with a single shake to protect a small area around a plant without touching the pellets at all. There are enough for at least a couple of seasons or more with my limited slug control on small sections of the garden so for me it is an excellent product at a good price.

Good product for slugs