Slugathon

[primsong]

I get to go out and be the Slug-Bait Fairy again today, tossing it about like sparkle-dust that magically eliminates slimy little daffodil-and-tulip-leaf-eaters.

How do you deal with slugs and snails where you are?

I used to try the 'toss them in the street to be run over' version when I was in CA, but I had a *lot* smaller yard and a main road nearby to crunch them before they could make it back to the sidewalk. I've considered those little slug-barns you fill with beer to drown them in, but the idea of having to dispose of little gloopy containers of beer-marinated dead slugs is enough to put me off my feed for quite a while. Bait makes me feel like an industrial criminal, waving chemicals over the earth, but hey...it works....

Back to slug-bait dust... *toss toss toss*

Comments

[iorhael94.livejournal.com]

Here is what Bob emailed me on your slug problem...

"I never really had slugs, just snails - and still have them (though haven't seen any yet this year :)
I tried the crushed eggshell routine, but you have to make sure it goes all around the plant you are protecting, otherwise they find a way to get through. I usually just pick them off as I see them (early morning). She might want to try a good barrier of bark around the plants to make it harder for them to get to the plants. And there are some enviromentally-friendly slug baits."

He suggests checking out Ciscoe's site for some environmentally friendly slug baits:

http://www.ciscoe.com/

Hope this helps.