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Old 25-05-2003, 08:44 PM
Wendy
 
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Default Caffeine for slugs and snail control

Hi John, Do yourself a favor & get some stuff called "Thats It" for slugs &
snails. It is not the run of
the mill type pellets but granules so pets won't eat it. I use it in the
greenhouse & cover it when I
water.
I must tell you that there was a discussion about coffee extract & I started
saving my used coffee
dregs. I had a huge bowl full out side & it got rained on. I covered it with
a plastic bag & just
yesterday lifted it up. Found 4 slugs on the plastic bag covered in the
red/brown coffee juice!!
So my experiment is kaput!
Cheers Wendy

"John Whistler" wrote in message
...
I've read about a study in Hawaii showing a 1% solution of caffeine
controlling slugs and snails in orchids in this newsgroup. We've had some
pretty wet weather in Virginia lately and they're beginning to get
bothersome. I picked up some No Doz tablets which are 200 mg of caffeine.
Has anyone been trying the caffeine solution? How would I make a 1%

solution
from 200 mg tablets?
Thanks,
John Whistler



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