On Sat, 22 May 2010 22:35:30 -0700, "Paul M. Cook"
wrote:

I visited the plants tonight and one of my cucumber pots was crawling with
slugs. I removed about a dozen by hand. How effective are the natural
remedies. I searched the Net and see that a bowl of cheap beer attracts the
slugs who apparently are alcoholics. Once sated with the beer they forget
to exit the bowl and die. Happily. Would a bowl of chips increase the
effectiveness?

Anyone have any favorite methods? I'd even consider a chemical solution if
it were not especially toxic.

Can I expect slugs to be less of an issue when the summer heat arrives? Do
they burrow into the soil in the pots?



Iron Phosphate is a good bait. Slugs don't like to cross metal
strips, hair, sharp sand, ashes. I keep a small (wild) box turtle in
my garden to eat the slugs.