[CH] Sluggin' it out with them $#0*## Slugs..
Joe Arditi (pepperjoe@home.com)
Mon, 05 Jul 1999 14:45:41 -0400
The slugs normally don't bother my pepper plants but they went for my
cabbage heads this year. It has probably been covered in other digest
but for newbies I always found that "Traps" made of stale beer works
best to attract the slugs and then they drown in the beer. You can use
large lids or ashtrays (sterilized so as not to spread tobacco Mosaic)
or a small shallow bowl or plate. Push it into the ground so the slugs
don't have to climb very high.
You can also spread very coarse sand around the base of plants. The
slugs dislike crossing this. As I pointed out in a recent post I like
to use coffee grounds and eggshells for fertilizers and soil builders.
The eggshells ground up are also excellent as a slug deterrent spread
around the base of susceptible plants.
Great Gardening,
Pepper Joe
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