Hostas

Bel2

I really like hostas and am trying to keep them nibble free- however, despite growing them in pots with copper tape, surrounding the plants with wool pellets standing them on a paved area with no overhanging shrubs or trees they are still being accessed by slugs and snails.
Help please.

Hostafan1

you could try nematodes. I hear they're very good. 

WAMS

Sacrificial plants might work. I put some cheap trays of French marigolds around the place, and so far they've borne most of the brunt of the molluscs.

Shame because I like marigolds.

Dovefromabove

Swearing loudly helps ... it doesn't stop the slugs but it helps alleviate the pain of bashing your head against a brick wall 🙄

Although to be fair, a combination of checking underneath each pot every/most evenings, and feeding the hedgehogs on the terrace right next to the group of hostas in pots also seems to help.  

Sheps

Agreed re the marigolds, mine are getting hammered.

Biglad

Another vote for French Marigolds - did a great job of distracting the Cyrils from my strawberries last year.

sf93a.sf

Spraying leaves with garlic water (add a couple of crushed cloves to water and simmer, then allow to cool) does help.....

Joyce Goldenlily

The damage could also be from vine weevils.
My hostas have been decimated this year, perhaps because the leaves are a good source of moisture as everything else shrivels up in the heat.

Hostafan1

A lot of mine look a bit poorly after the hot ( ish ) dry spell.