Diana,

I doubt this will help you but for others it may....TOADS!

I have lots of toads everywhere. They laid eggs in the small pond in the
back and now I have baby toads everywhere. I have big fat toads all over
the property. I have three or four that live in the greenhouse.

I don't have any slugs. Toads love to eat slugs.

If you can keep the cat from playing with the toads then when you see one
outside scoop it up and put it with your plants on the lanai.

Good Growing,
Gene



"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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All,

'Tis the summer of the escargots! Big, fat snails hiding in the pots, on
the benches, etc, and doing their evil night work.

I've been using Garden Safe Slug and Snail Bait by Schultz, and it does
work
(I've been throwing out dead snails). I chose this product because Casper
the cat goes out in the lanai and it's safe for him. But the pellets
degrade in water, and end up a soggy, moldy mess. This eventually
disappears, but it's still mold, and going into the pots.

It seems to me that I remember copper being an effective snail/slug
deterent. So, if I wrap copper wire around the edges and legs of the
benches, and around the hanging bars, will that help?

TIA

Diana