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Posted by hakakahn on June 20, 2008, 9:11 am
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I have a massive slug problem in my garden of pots, (it is only a yard,
no
grass). I have brought a lot of my plants inside as the slugs won't
leave them
alone (I've given up trying things now, tried everything).*
I've tried every suggestion, egg shells, copper tape, *garlic, onion,
bran
flakes, salt, sand, gravel, fir tree needles, coffee (Coffea L.) grounds, beer
traps,
vaseline, sand, gravel, Westlands slug Blocker
(http://tinyurl.com/2bh2f2.
None work and my plants are just dying! I recently bought a delphinium
and I
have had to bring that in after the rain yesterday as it had just
started
growing back again after the last attack....
I'm guessing there's only slug pellets left to try now, of course I
will get the
pellets that don't hurt cats etc as my cat died that way
and they also effect
the fertility of songbirds.
Is there anything that ACTUALLY works? I'm desperate!!!!!
--
hakakahn
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Posted by Ed on June 20, 2008, 1:20 pm
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> I have a massive slug problem in my garden of pots, (it is only a yard,
> no grass). I have brought a lot of my plants inside as the slugs won't
> leave them alone (I've given up trying things now, tried everything).*
>
> Is there anything that ACTUALLY works? I'm desperate!!!!!
>
>
The most effective way is biological control using nematode parasites
which destroy the slugs below ground. It's a bit pricey but you can
balance that against you're current loses and decide.
Just do a google search for ' nematode slug killer'. You will come up
with lots of hits.
Ed
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Posted by beecrofter on June 20, 2008, 1:46 pm
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> I have a massive slug problem in my garden of pots, (it is only a yard,
> no grass). I have brought a lot of my plants inside as the slugs won't
> leave them alone (I've given up trying things now, tried everything).*
>
> I've tried every suggestion, egg shells, copper tape, *garlic, onion,
> traps, vaseline, sand, gravel, Westlands slug Blocker
> (http://tinyurl.com/2bh2f2.
>
> None work and my plants are just dying! I recently bought a delphinium
> and I have had to bring that in after the rain yesterday as it had just
> started growing back again after the last attack....
>
> I'm guessing there's only slug pellets left to try now, of course I
> will get the pellets that don't hurt cats etc as my cat died that way
> and they also effect the fertility of songbirds.
>
> Is there anything that ACTUALLY works? I'm desperate!!!!!
>
> --
> hakakahn
Hand pick in the evening, set shade boards to trap them, raise toad
tadpoles up to become slug eating toads, get chickens.
Hand picking reduces them quickly.
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Posted by on June 21, 2008, 6:48 pm
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> I have a massive slug problem in my garden of pots, (it is only a yard,
> no grass). I have brought a lot of my plants inside as the slugs won't
> leave them alone (I've given up trying things now, tried everything).*
>
> I've tried every suggestion, egg shells, copper tape, *garlic, onion,
> bran flakes, salt, sand, gravel, fir tree needles, coffee grounds, beer
> traps, vaseline, sand, gravel, Westlands slug Blocker
> (http://tinyurl.com/2bh2f2.
>
> None work and my plants are just dying! I recently bought a delphinium
> and I have had to bring that in after the rain yesterday as it had just
> started growing back again after the last attack....
>
> I'm guessing there's only slug pellets left to try now, of course I
> will get the pellets that don't hurt cats etc as my cat died that way
> and they also effect the fertility of songbirds.
>
> Is there anything that ACTUALLY works? I'm desperate!!!!!
>
> --
> haka
Put a bowl of beer next to the plant, the slugs are attracted to it,
they will fall in and drown.
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Posted by Kevin Cherkauer on June 21, 2008, 11:09 pm
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occurs naturally in soil and is basically a plant nutrient, so these are
considered non-toxic and can be used in vegetable gardens, around pets, etc.
My family tried the beer trick when I was growing up -- IMO it's a complete
myth. We might have drowned a grand total of one slug that way, out of the
about five billion of them swarming over our garden.
Utopia in Decay
http://home.comcast.net/~kevin.cherkauer/site/
Kevin Cherkauer
> I'm guessing there's only slug pellets left to try now, of course I
> will get the pellets that don't hurt cats etc as my cat died that way
> and they also effect the fertility of songbirds.
>
> Is there anything that ACTUALLY works? I'm desperate!!!!!
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