Cowslips

I put snails and slugs on the bird table and the crows make short work of them.

No car seacliffe don’t fancy taking them for a walk??
I guess the compost bin is good enough but they ve stripped some plants over night and it’s blooming annoying

Yes! We’ve been away for 3 weeks and I’m going through my outdoor plant pots.
Found about 10 so far!
I don’t like killing them either so I put them in the garden waste bin which the council collects and recycles. I assume they’ll eventually die during the compost making process but at least until then they’ll have been able to have a good feast

Snails! we have plenty!! I only know because a few days ago I put some mixed bird seed with corn, outside back door for the peacock. He left quite a bit.

That evening I looked out and there was a snail party going on, loads of them had come to eat the corn, and a few slugs too. A good 50, and more the next night. You could do the same, then gather them all up quickly and take them for a one way trip in the car!!

Ohhh thanks ladies I ll do it soon, loads of little places I can put the babies just don’t want them trampled on by mistake

While I m here do you all have trouble with snails they drive me to drink, chewing on new leaves I hate killing things but they have got to go I bought some copper tape to put round pots supposed to give them a very mild shock must be very mild as I ve watched them crawling over it without a second thought so slug pellets I think I ll have to resort too I vevtried the egg shell routine and that doesn’t seem to make much difference This wet weather has brought them out in droves

I would lift them now, with the clump of earth they are growing in, so the delicate roots don't get disturbed. Plant them in the ground in part shade and keep watered this summer. They can establish well during the growing season.

The babies are probably seeding themselves in the path because it is clear of grass and has the ideal free draining surface for them to propagate.

If you want more babies in the new area, clear an area around your cowslips of grass, and sprinkle some sharp sand and earth mix. Then the seeds will fall after next Spring and you'll get lots of freebies.

If they are quite little I would gently tease them out and put them into pots - either singly in small pots or several in a larger pot. Then put them in a shady place where they won’t dry out too much.
Then next year you can see which ones have survived and plant them out where you would like them to be.

I have all three natives Primrose, Cowslips and the hybrid Oxlips best time is after Spring flowering but honestly I’ve move all of them at different times of the season and the rarely fail as long as they don’t get too dry. I love them they have spread all around my garden and I split them and offer them to friends and family.