Steve wrote:

cloud dreamer wrote:

Funny...I was going to add above that the bugs weren't bothering the
celery. I'm growing them in 30L white containers (5 gallon I believe).
I have yet to find a slug in any of the containers except for a couple
of the cauliflower. I don't think they can make it up and over the
side of the container (there's a rim or two near the top). So, unless
some of the leaves of the plant hang down, the slugs don't touch the
plants....
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That a great idea for solving my problem with celery. I bet it would
grow just fine in plastic buckets. Probably wouldn't even need drainage
holes for celery. They could be placed where slugs wouldn't even try to go.

Steve


It's working out so much better than I expected. I've been out on
several late evening slug hunts with the flashlight and couldn't find a
single one in or on those buckets. I did drill three drainage holes.
With the potting soil cut with peat, it held the moisture well.

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Zone 5a in Canada's Far East