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Slugs
Feb 17, 2009 12:32:49 GMT
Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2009 12:32:49 GMT
It occured to me last night after some thought, I don't have garden slugs. The reason being I have toads,lots of toads. The toads eat my slugs while I am snug in my bed.
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Slugs
Feb 20, 2009 11:23:14 GMT
Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2009 11:23:14 GMT
All of that croaking is due to the indigestion.
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Slugs
Mar 2, 2009 17:19:06 GMT
Post by spindrift on Mar 2, 2009 17:19:06 GMT
I don't kill slugs. I've already said, somewhere, that I put them over my neighbour's wall. I have three neighbours so I spread them around.
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Slugs
Mar 2, 2009 17:25:53 GMT
Post by bazfaz on Mar 2, 2009 17:25:53 GMT
You're only in dispute with one neighbour (so far), aren't you? You know slugs are bad or you would be cherishing them as an addition to your lovely courtyard garden. So why not simply squash them?
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Slugs
Mar 2, 2009 17:35:34 GMT
Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2009 17:35:34 GMT
Why not acquire some toads who will gladly ingest them and snails as well. Everybody's happy.
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Slugs
Mar 2, 2009 19:10:42 GMT
Post by spindrift on Mar 2, 2009 19:10:42 GMT
I don't kill anything! If the neighbours don't appreciate them (and anyway their gardens are dumps) I can take the slugs to the countryside.
All the neighbours object because I feed the birds every day. They hate pigeons because they cr*p on their cars...but I don't discriminate. For me, the pigeons are welcome.
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Slugs
Mar 2, 2009 20:52:20 GMT
Post by bazfaz on Mar 2, 2009 20:52:20 GMT
You don't kill anything? At last the truth why you wouln't eat those oysters.
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Slugs
Mar 5, 2009 9:23:01 GMT
Post by spindrift on Mar 5, 2009 9:23:01 GMT
I have to confess that I do eat oysters! but not ones the size of slippers!
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Slugs
Oct 28, 2009 8:08:25 GMT
Post by bazfaz on Oct 28, 2009 8:08:25 GMT
I sowed some coriander seeds, they germinated well and were just starteng to grow. Then slugs discovered them and ate the lot in one night.
I think slugs are a powerful argument against the existence of a loving God who cares about us.
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Slugs
Oct 28, 2009 10:12:48 GMT
Post by bjd on Oct 28, 2009 10:12:48 GMT
I planted some pansies the other day -- one has already been completely eaten. I put those blue granules down to keep the slugs away, but obviously not enough. As soon as it rained a bit, the slugs appeared. Although, mine aren't slugs, but snails. And to think people want to eat those things.
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Slugs
Oct 28, 2009 13:14:10 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 13:14:10 GMT
Arrh! Slugs. They are a big nuisance around here too. They ate some of my plants this Spring, over night too.
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Slugs
Oct 28, 2009 14:37:58 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Oct 28, 2009 14:37:58 GMT
Two things to try:
Cinders, or something else sharp and gritty that the snails/slugs won't want to crawl over.
Thin strips of copper laid down on the soil around the plants. Supposedly, when their wet bellies touch the copper, it creates an electrical charge that they really hate.
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Slugs
Oct 28, 2009 15:23:31 GMT
Post by bazfaz on Oct 28, 2009 15:23:31 GMT
An electric chair for slugs! Great idea.
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Slugs
Oct 28, 2009 17:45:46 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 17:45:46 GMT
Slugs are one of the only living creatures for which I have no affinity. I think that I will take revenge on their harmless cousins and put a delightful platter of a dozen jumbo snails in my oven tonight.
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Slugs
Oct 28, 2009 18:22:20 GMT
Post by fumobici on Oct 28, 2009 18:22:20 GMT
I live in the slug capital of the world. Anything tasty put out small enough that they can eat it will be eaten. One can muck about with beer traps and diatomaceous earth and copper strips etc. but I'm afraid really in the end the only answer for protecting beds with seedlings is 4% metaldehyde applied heavily and often. There's a less toxic alternative but it's so expensive it's just not worth it.
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Slugs
Oct 28, 2009 18:53:54 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Oct 28, 2009 18:53:54 GMT
I don't have much of a slug problem because the ground here is so gritty and dry on top. However, every once in a while I find one on the porch, where the potted plants are. I use my homemade kitchen cleaner/degreaser on them -- an ammonia and water solution that is mostly water. This might work around plants, although I wonder about the extra blast of nitrogen to the soil. Also, household ammonia probably contains surfactants. The stuff is so cheap, though, spritzing it around walks close to plant beds might be worth a try.
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Oct 28, 2009 21:24:10 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 21:24:10 GMT
Snails are the slugs predator.
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Oct 28, 2009 21:36:23 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Oct 28, 2009 21:36:23 GMT
Really??! I never knew that. The little nekkid slimy things must try desperately to race away when they see the armored monster coming.
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Slugs
Oct 30, 2009 16:37:45 GMT
Post by happytraveller on Oct 30, 2009 16:37:45 GMT
Broken egg shell works well, they can't get across them, they cut themselves open. Burry a couple of cups around the herbs, fill them with beer. It attracts them, they fall in and drown. It's discusting but works !
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Slugs
Oct 30, 2009 17:25:10 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2009 17:25:10 GMT
I'll have to remember all these tips for next year.
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Slugs
Apr 14, 2010 11:37:12 GMT
Post by bazfaz on Apr 14, 2010 11:37:12 GMT
I hate them.
And snails - eat them I say.
Thank you.
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Slugs
Apr 14, 2010 13:35:06 GMT
Post by bjd on Apr 14, 2010 13:35:06 GMT
We haven't had too many lately because we haven't had any rain. But something is still eating my pansies, so I sprinkled those poisonous blue grains. A friend of mine claims beer keeps them away, but the last thing I need in my garden is a bunch of drunk slugs/snails.
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Slugs
Apr 14, 2010 16:08:07 GMT
Post by spindrift on Apr 14, 2010 16:08:07 GMT
Baz knows what I'm going to say.....drop them gently over the wall into your neighbour's garden.
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Slugs
Apr 14, 2010 16:18:50 GMT
Post by bjd on Apr 14, 2010 16:18:50 GMT
Spindrift -- we don't have walls -- only hedges and they will just crawl back. Besides, that would imply having to pick them up. I can deal with snails when they are still in their shells -- I throw them into the garden of a neighbour I don't like, but slugs? Yick.
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Apr 14, 2010 16:25:56 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2010 16:25:56 GMT
Get yourself some toads and or frogs,they love to eat them. The poison crystals also kill off all your beneficial insects,gets into the water table,food chain,etc.Heavy price to pay for a few healthy plants. (My organic gardening diatribe # 3 of the day... ) Bazfaz,have been meaning to ask,how did your transplants fare from the previous garden?
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Apr 14, 2010 17:35:43 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Apr 14, 2010 17:35:43 GMT
My favorite tip about slugs & snails (which I've never tried & suspect it to be impractical) is to lay strips of copper around the attacked plants. Supposedly, when the gastropods drag their slimy little stomachs/feet across the copper, it sets up a mild electrical charge that is most unpleasant to them.
A more practical tip that has worked for me is to put down cinders or small sharp gravel to deter them. This obviously works better if you can find and pick off any of the pests beforehand.
Bjd, you're supposed to pour beer into shallow containers such as jar lids and place them around where the snails and slugs congregate. They crawl in, get drunk, and can't crawl out. (although I suspect it's more a matter of being too wet to escape). I suggest a cunning neon sign blinking merrily over all the jar lids.
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Slugs
Apr 14, 2010 18:54:32 GMT
Post by bjd on Apr 14, 2010 18:54:32 GMT
Good idea, Bixa. I'll just start them a little Irish pub, with music, to keep them busy and out of my flowerbeds.
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Slugs
Apr 15, 2010 11:24:30 GMT
Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2010 11:24:30 GMT
Good idea, Bixa. I'll just start them a little Irish pub, with music, to keep them busy and out of my flowerbeds. LOL! Much better approach. My apologies for the quasi rant. I do get fairly fired up when I hear about the use of toxic poisons in the environment.
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Apr 15, 2010 17:41:43 GMT
Post by happytraveller on Apr 15, 2010 17:41:43 GMT
broken egg shell put around the plant/herbs also helps. It cuts them when they try to get across. A bit gross though !
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Slugs
Apr 15, 2010 21:22:25 GMT
Post by bazfaz on Apr 15, 2010 21:22:25 GMT
Casimira, our plant removal has been pretty much a disaster. We brought alot and planted then in a good warm autumn, thinking they would establish themselves before the cold weather came. but winter has been fierce for these parts and most seem to have died. Now it is warm and sunny we peer every day and see signs of life on some things. It was a harsh winter down in our previous property and we wonde about our lovely garden there.
About slugs: the idea of having toads and frogs is impractical. Where do we get them/ Eggshells, beer, copper... sorry folks. It is chemical warfare. Our previous house owners said they were "green' so they left us this problem of snails, slugs, bindweed, nettles etc.
And Spindrift, the slugs come out at night. I prefer to go to bed. And I wouldn't want the slimy creatures sliding back through the fence.
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