I'm always on the search for tiki style statues. Problem is doesn't seem to be many on sale. Or I'm just looking in the wrong places. I would love to have a few more in my garden 🌴
Hi Sarah I was actually thinking about adding a little pond into the garden. For exactly that reason. Just need to find a place to put one. Thanks for commenting 🌴🌞
@@mattsuktropicalgarden me too, there's a nature gardening channel I've been following they have Gr8 info. It can be tiny and u don't need pumps, just the right planting to oxygenate and some local frog spawn, but I have a small river near to me, it might be worth thinking about whether the wider habitat is good for frogs. Otherwise there are surely other natural slug predators to encourage?
@@mattsuktropicalgarden I'm definitely putting in a frog hotel too😀it's a place for all invertebrates to safely hibernate underground. A year ago I had a frog obviously looking fir a place to hibernate and I didn't know what to do. But definitely I think adding water to the garden will bring in an entire ecosystem of creatures, just with a barrel pond as long as they can safely get in and out
So Alan is wrong then lol. I've got loads of neem oil just dilute a bit in watering can is it?. The garden is starting to take more shape. Should be there over the next few weekends. The misses wants the bar open 🫣 needs a lot of work to get that area sorted. Will get there.
@@mattsuktropicalgarden lol i dunno about Alan being wrong, but it didnt work for me, it might be different for you, let us know how you get on?! As for neen oil, i mix with 1 tbsp washing up liquid, when thats mixed through i then add about 2 tbsp neem oil, Good Luck!!
@@mattsuktropicalgarden Hey Matt, Scrap the idea of neem oil, ive been out this morning, and overnight the slugs have eaten a whole plant!!! Grrrr, ill try the grit or seashells next i think lol!! Good luck with yours.
Looking great Matt, really taking shape now, good old Alan titchmarsh 😀👍🏻
Cheers mate let's see if Alan is right, hopefully he is 👍
That looks really good matt, well done 😊
Its coming together at last. Doing more to it now the sun is out 🌞
Fantastic video matt! Loving the Tiki style statues
I'm always on the search for tiki style statues. Problem is doesn't seem to be many on sale. Or I'm just looking in the wrong places. I would love to have a few more in my garden 🌴
@@mattsuktropicalgarden I think I need to get my first one!
If you find any let me know. Lucky hunting
Put in a frog pond, frogs eat slugs etc, and water is the best 4 nature in general ❤🐸
Hi Sarah I was actually thinking about adding a little pond into the garden. For exactly that reason. Just need to find a place to put one. Thanks for commenting 🌴🌞
@@mattsuktropicalgarden me too, there's a nature gardening channel I've been following they have Gr8 info. It can be tiny and u don't need pumps, just the right planting to oxygenate and some local frog spawn, but I have a small river near to me, it might be worth thinking about whether the wider habitat is good for frogs. Otherwise there are surely other natural slug predators to encourage?
@@mattsuktropicalgarden I'm definitely putting in a frog hotel too😀it's a place for all invertebrates to safely hibernate underground. A year ago I had a frog obviously looking fir a place to hibernate and I didn't know what to do. But definitely I think adding water to the garden will bring in an entire ecosystem of creatures, just with a barrel pond as long as they can safely get in and out
@@mattsuktropicalgarden frog hotels take up no space because they're underground, you can plant on top of them
My hostas are planted by ferns, and they still got munched lol, i now use neem oil, seems to work too!! Gardens starting to look good :)
So Alan is wrong then lol. I've got loads of neem oil just dilute a bit in watering can is it?. The garden is starting to take more shape. Should be there over the next few weekends. The misses wants the bar open 🫣 needs a lot of work to get that area sorted. Will get there.
@@mattsuktropicalgarden lol i dunno about Alan being wrong, but it didnt work for me, it might be different for you, let us know how you get on?!
As for neen oil, i mix with 1 tbsp washing up liquid, when thats mixed through i then add about 2 tbsp neem oil, Good Luck!!
I will thanks for getting back to me. I will try that mix 👍
@@mattsuktropicalgarden Hey Matt, Scrap the idea of neem oil, ive been out this morning, and overnight the slugs have eaten a whole plant!!! Grrrr, ill try the grit or seashells next i think lol!! Good luck with yours.
Oh no. Another idea didn't work. Keep trying different methods. There has to be way