Table 2 Timetable of activities and measurements for the experiment.
From: Efficacy of chemical and biological slug control measures in response to watering and earthworms
Activity | July | August | September | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | |
Trial setup | ✓ | |||||||||
Watering with 2.2 l pot−1 | ✓ | |||||||||
Introduction of 3 adult earthworms pot−1 | ✓ | |||||||||
Watering with 5.2 l pot−1 in total | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Addition of 1 g pot−1 of hay | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Planting of 4 lettuce plants pot−1 | ✓ | |||||||||
Watering regime applied | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Cutting of lettuce | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Slug introduction & slug control treatment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
TDR measurements | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Lettuce growth measurements | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Slug herbivory assessment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Earthworm activity measurement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Removal of slugs | ✓ | |||||||||
Removal of earthworms | ✓ | |||||||||
