There’s a scene in the latest Harry Potter movie where Harry’s friend spits up slugs. Yuck! Doesn’t that just sum up the way most of us feel about slugs and snails? The very thought of the slimy little things is not a pretty one, and absolutely nobody wants them ruining their garden!
Stop destructive snails and slugs from snacking on your plants, but without using poisonous baits that can threaten the health of your pets and family. Alternative methods may take just a little patience, but with a bit of perseverance you will be able to rid your garden of these pesky creatures without using harmful chemicals.
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Good article Thanks Lisa. Stupid humans are responsible for dosg biting not dogs
haha, that's a great idea
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We could never bear to kill them, they just want to eat. Plant cheap, leafy greens for them to feed on...such as leaf lettuce or even dried beans. This will help keep them out of your real veggie garden and even your hostas. P.S.--my kids made pets out of them.
Beer traps! You use the bottom of a paper cup or the lid off a jar and you fill it with cheap beer. The slugs drown or, even if they don't, if you come out at night with a flashlight, they're visible, slow, and squishable.
Thanks Annie.
Thank you for sharing.
interesting
In addition to my previous brief comment, it is amazing how grumpy people get with each other on these sites, my, my-try breathing and counting to ten!
Even so, the comments here are relatively tepid compared to the slug fest going on at the In Defense Of Hunting article-or for us Canadians - defence. Wow, talk about vindictive comments!
Fascinating, there are people with far too much time on their hands.
The only worry with balcony gardening is not slugs and snail but the diving bombing runs made by pigeons-splat.
When gardening on the farm there was enough room for everyone, plants, snails, slugs and humans.
Thanks for the article.
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