Thread: Slugs and beer
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Old 05-07-2004, 02:02 PM
Bettina Green
 
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Default Slugs and beer


On Tue, 18 May 2004 08:55:55 GMT, Lemmonie
wrote:

Over the last few months the slugs have been out in force in my garden
eating everything they can. I have tried two different types of slug
pelletts but as an owner of two kitties i was limited in my choice.

So, I had heard about slugs and beer and last night despite the
protests of my husband i took some of his beer and some small pots and
placed them around the garden.

This morning much to my delight the little beer-laden pots were full of
slugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

Now, I intended to repeat this victory tonight but the question is do i
need to put fresh beer in every night or will the slug/beer mixture
continue to work?


Hi,
although other gardeners wrote some useful information,I alos write an
answer. I think , beer traps are good for a moment, but I made the
experience, that beer pots attract slugs from your neighbours garden,
too. Do you want that?

If you need something lasting against slugs, I can recommend a so
called slug fence, it is a galvanized metal strips (and corner pieces)
which prevent slugs from entering your vegetable patch, so you don't
need beer pots in this part of your garden. It stays there for many
years.
(there is a website www.slugfence.com)
I tried this in my garden and it helps ...!

Bettina