DLF . . . Daylilyfanatic "Gardening requires lots of water - most of in the form of prespiration. ~Lou Eri

In my garden at 11 pm. last night.  Saw more slugs. Several large ones on plants, several small on crape myrtle bark.   Tonight I will try beer, just don't want to give a bottle up to them.  I also placed a wooden board in the area.  We'll see.  Will keep yall posted.

Okay yall, went out to the garden at midnight last night to see if the lava rocks/copper were doing the trick.  Would you believe I had to hand kill three large slugs?     And, get this.  There were at least three small slugs climbing up the neighboring crape myrtle right next to the potted brugs.  I didn't think to put lava rock around the tree, smart slugs huh?    I was told not to put copper around trees as this can kill a tree.  I may have to go out tomorrow and buy another bag of lava rocks. :(  I'll be back out tonight investigating again.  I can't believe the slugs thought to climb up the tree, some of the brug leaves are touching the tree so that could scoop right over.  Can you believe it?  I was actually impressed by these slugs!

Just a note on smashing snails and slugs...the eggs can survive a squish. It might be better to put them in a can with soapy water, or close tightly and put them in the trash. 

Also, milk in traps works similar to beer, if you don't happen to have beer around.

If you don't like going out at night to hunt... you might try placing cleaned out grapefruit rinds, halved potatoes, or even boards on the ground. Slugs will attatch under them when the sun comes up and you can hunt in the morning. 

~ Connie    ~ Zone 5    ~ MN 

Diatomaceous Earth. All natural. LOTS of uses for this stuff - great organic pesticide and will not harm kids (2 legged or 4 legged & furry), can be used outside, inside, and with food grade -even in your cereals & grains.

Google it and you'll find lots of vendors for it, if your local home store doesn't have it.

If you are not familiar with it, here's a great article on it DE article

 There are different grades available, but for brugs, just plain old DE  

would be fine.

DizzyD %-}                   

  Lavender Poppy

 Hubby just reminded me it wasn't bark...it is hazle nut shells they use ...Was told this at the rose gardens in Portland

It's me vegemm "So then neither is he that plants any thing, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase." 1 Corinthians 3:7 

 you can also use the crushed oryster shell...you can get it at any feed store...it works really well...same as crushed egg shells...and then around here I learned last year that they use some type of bark mulch  for slugs...but at the moment I can not remember what type it is..

I use the crushed oryester shell around my veggies and then the  beer in the flowers...but I just pop the top off the can of beer and dig a hole and plant the can with the opening sticking out at a slant...works well in the flower beds..

It's me vegemm "So then neither is he that plants any thing, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase." 1 Corinthians 3:7 

You can also put crushed egg shells around the base of the plants and they won't crawl across that either. Or you can put jar lids full of beer in your garden and that is suppose to make them they come to the beer . Those might be a little less expensive than the lava rocks and you can recycle with the egg shells.

I take my used egg shells and put them into a container (with an air tight lid) and add a water to it and let it sit over night and then I crush the shells up really good and then poor the water and egg shells around the base of my plants. Not only does it keep the snails away but it fertilizes the plant as well...

Melissa

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