Re: Organic slug pellets

 

Or follow the trial I have going in the 'Anti Slug and Snail Experiment'

Mike

 
Iron phosphate (i.e. "Sluggo" brand) works great, and adds a shot
of phosphorous, which your plants need anyway.


Does the wire stapled to the top of the rails do anything
about the slugs nesting underneath?

 


Well if they don't want to go over, we hope that they won't want to go under
either. BUT, early days of the experiment.

WATCH THIS SPACE.

If it works :-))

If it doesn't work? Well at least I have, as always, been honest :-))

Mike

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 Every year I ask where can I purchase an ounce of iron phosphate ?  
Sluggo and others consist of 1% iron phosphate and 99 % breads or a
starch.

Active ingredient 1% for expensive box .

Bill who would dissolve iron phosphate in soda.

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

 

Interesting that you mention this. Just recently on a local TV gardening
program I was watching a caller asked the same question of our 'organic
guru'. He explained that the other '90%' inert ingredient served two
purposes. 1. to facilitate proper and easy distribution. 2. to serve as an
attractant. Apparently just spraying or flinging iron phosphate around won't
do much, it rapidly dissipates, assimilates, can't remember the exact term
used, into the soil and is quickly rendered ineffective. If you just pile it
the slugs won't be drawn to it and eat it.

If you really want to do DIY Sluggo I'd look up a copy of the MSDS sheet,
get the exact chemical name and google 'chemical suppliers'. I just did that
and one of the first hits of 'affordable, free shipping' supplier's smallest
amount available was $689.00. You may wish to search further. I can buy a
whole lot of Sluggo for 600 bucks.

Val