2006-12-25 05:13:30 · 21 answers · asked by myboy 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Its been said several times, BEER. It works. A saucer or better yet a cup three quarters full buried in the ground so that the lip is flush. The little lushes love the stuff and gladly drown themselves in it. Plus, if you buy a six-pack, you can have the extras that they dont use!
2006-12-25 05:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by furiousstyles22003 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
If this is for gardening purposes, slugs cannot slide over copper apparently (creates an electric charge, I think) so copper strips are used to surround pots, etc to protect plants. Salt will kill your plants as well as the slugs. There is also a slug and snail bait which contains iron that kills them but if used too regularly may alter your soil nutrients.
2006-12-26 15:27:54 · answer #2 · answered by Lovebird 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely use the little saucers of beer. When you dump them in the morning check underneath them because there are always a few slugs hiding there. Dumping the beer doesn't hurt anything either. In fact, it's good for a lot of plants.
2006-12-25 15:51:11 · answer #3 · answered by mamapig_57 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put some sand down slugs dont like the feel of it
2006-12-26 05:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by BRIAN F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
home and gardens stores have a slug bait, it is poison but organic, and it rids the garden of slugs...also skunks and many birds eat slugs, so feed the birds and attract them, the'll atleast controle the problem to some degree.
2006-12-25 05:21:44 · answer #5 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
slugs exist, you can't get rid of them. Keep them away from your special plants by spreading a little barrier circle of sharp grit around.
leave dead cabbage or lettuce leaves on the ground. slugs really prefer those to living plants, the dead leaves are easier to digest
2006-12-25 06:00:18 · answer #6 · answered by XT rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a pepper spray? See link below. I bet the spray will irritate the slugs, as well as most other pests. The link has recipes for a number of home-made herbal sprays.
2006-12-25 05:19:25 · answer #7 · answered by RolloverResistance 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put out saucers of beer. Slugs are attracted to beer, and they will get into the saucer and drown.
2006-12-25 05:15:27 · answer #8 · answered by geo1944 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont know about preventing them from coming into your garden or whatever but putting salt on a slug will kill it.
2006-12-25 05:15:17 · answer #9 · answered by PenguinsWife 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Beer. Put it in a shallow dish- they'll slug into it and drown.
2006-12-25 05:17:20 · answer #10 · answered by skayrkroh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋