AAAAHHHH!!! They are eating my plants...and beer starts to stink....
2006-06-20 05:57:46 · 11 answers · asked by majeski18 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Buy some Diatomaceous earth where pool supplies are sold, or maybe at garden centers, and sprinkle a circle around each plant stem. The slugs will not cross. Or lightly dust the surface of the planting beds after you plant.
It will not harm your soil like salt will
2006-06-20 06:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by oohhbother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think putting salt on the ground will be very good for your plants. But putting salt directly on the slugs apparently works unless you're a soft-hearted person who isn't into torturing innocent creatures (even slimy slugs). I used to physically pick them up (with garden tools not fingers) and put them in a packet and tie it up and throw it away. Er .. this is not a one-time job. Couldn't bring myself to do the salt sizzling thing. I also found that crumpling egg shells around the plant base helped (like the pecan shells thing someone suggested only egg shells are cheaper and also would get composted faster.
2006-06-20 07:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps it was due to evaporation or something else drinking it. Next time, try using a water or pop bottle tilted slightly downwards. The slugs can enter, but they cannot crawl out. This will also prevent other animals from drinking the beer. It will also make for a cleaner removal of the slugs from your garden. Or, if you ran out of beer, crushed egg shells around the perimeter of your plants will keep the slugs away. The edges are sharp and they will not crawl over them to eat your plants.
2016-03-26 22:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, the beer thing works but leave the can with small amounts inside for it to crawl into. other than picking it out physically, coarse ground coffee covering the bottom might help. another thing to consider. slug pellets really works very well without affecting plants or animals as long as they are lightly mixed into the soil.
2006-06-20 06:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by havegadgetfear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salt, copper and DE (diatomatious earth) all work- for a garden without slugs, plant slug resistant plants.
begonias
California poppies
fuchsias
scented geraniums
impatiens
lantana
nasturtiums
purple robe cup
lavender
rosemary
sage
2006-06-20 06:22:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put out pecan shells. The cracked jagged edge keeps them from crawling over to the plants. They don't stink and they are a good mulch. You will have to have a pretty good supply of them.
I have tried it around my elephant ear bulbs and it works wonders.
2006-06-20 06:04:00 · answer #6 · answered by bootsjeansnpearls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salt is the only thing I know of. If you pour table salt on a slug, they die. I wonder if it would work to put a circle around your plants of salt, I would be curious if that would stop them or not.
2006-06-20 06:04:31 · answer #7 · answered by CRYSTAL S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salt is good but will wash away and repeated applications could ruin your plants,, round up some large toads and put them in your garden,, they love the slimeys! also, aluminum sulfate mixed in the soil will dter the boogers,, at any gardening center it is used to acidifiy soil but you can add lime to balance it,,
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2006-06-20 06:07:28 · answer #8 · answered by fuzzykjun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sprinkle them with sugar when you find them. It dries them up just like salt does, but it's better for your garden.
2006-06-20 06:02:19 · answer #9 · answered by Jessica Anne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just read about an all natural product you can buy called Sluggo.
2006-06-20 06:03:12 · answer #10 · answered by little_gardener_24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋