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Post by the light works on Oct 4, 2016 14:01:03 GMT
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Post by GTCGreg on Oct 4, 2016 14:19:03 GMT
When my wife had problems with slugs in her garden a couple of years ago, she spread some Diatomaceous earth on the ground around the plants and that seemed to take care of it.
Diatomaceous earth comes in two varieties. One is for gardens and one for swimming pool filters. Supposedly, the pool filter type doesn't work as well as the garden type for slugs.
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Post by the light works on Oct 4, 2016 14:47:21 GMT
When my wife had problems with slugs in her garden a couple of years ago, she spread some Diatomaceous earth on the ground around the plants and that seemed to take care of it. Diatomaceous earth comes in two varieties. One is for gardens and one for swimming pool filters. Supposedly, the pool filter type doesn't work as well as the garden type for slugs. that was one of the "safe" products my parents refused to use on the grounds they didn't want to be exposed to it. |
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Post by WhutScreenName on Oct 4, 2016 19:27:43 GMT
It's spring here so I'm trying to restart the garden with the usual suspects - herbs, various lettuces, cucumbers, eggplants & tomato's. But the *CENSORED* slugs have been out & eaten most if not all of my tomato's!  They're heritage/rare varieties which makes it all the more annoying. I prefer to garden 'green' ie: no chemical fertilizers or pest repellents. I've tried every natural/green pest control I have ever heard (beer traps, egg shells, salt ect) of but they just aren't working. The problem is SO bad this year I'm afraid I'm going to have to cave in & buy some slug pellets.  We use newspaper around the base of the plant. It needs to be in the ground and about an inch above it. Works well and decomposes on it's own as the plant grows. |
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They're heritage/rare varieties which makes it all the more annoying. I prefer to garden 'green' ie: no chemical fertilizers or pest repellents. I've tried every natural/green pest control I have ever heard (beer traps, egg shells, salt ect) of but they just aren't working. The problem is SO bad this year I'm afraid I'm going to have to cave in & buy some slug pellets. 