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Urban Wildlife wrote:
Skylark;924798 Wrote:
On May 29, 8:56*am, Bennewby
wrote:-
Does anyone have any good ways to deter slugs? Preferably without
using
slug pellets.... My strawberries are looking really good and healthy
but
I have noticed quite a few leaves are being eaten and there are slug
trails on them
--
Bennewby-
if you can or can find a way... get some COPPER "shavings" and place
them around the plants upon which you wish to save. you can usually
find or buy copper shavings at lumber/timber yards; metal 'carving'
stores; best bet, tho' is through an art supply store; even a frame
shop is sure to have what you need!! ---- if you go to one or all of
those places, you can tell them your sad story, even bring a leaf or 2
with the place(s) you go to and lay it on thickly.
OR!! BEST THING of ALL? get up at dawnlight or e'vning light; grab
a pair of tongs which REALLY close tightly; and a 3lb. EMPTY can of
coffee in which you fill with approximately 1/2 of the can with salt
water; ratio of salt:water... 2/3 table salt to 1/3 tap water.
when you find tracks of the slugs, use the tongs OR a garden-gloved
hand to pick up EVERY slug you see and place DIRECTLY into salt
water!! do NOT for ANY REASON fill the can with PLAIN water, dump
slugs/snails into THAT and then go to dump can of plain water, slugs/
snails onto nearest concrete or cemented pavement and try to stomp the
life out of them..... because, GET THIS: ALL SNAILS &/OR SLUGS lead
a double life: they are ALL hermaphrodites--meaning they are all male
and female at the same time AND the females carry their eggs which are
encased in a plastic-type of casing which is ALMOST impossible to
break unless you have a KNIFE with you to CUT INTO the
casings!!!!!!!!!!!!
on the other hand, the salt water "smothers" them--cuts off their
ability to survive: TOTALLY!!!!!!!
PHEW!!!!!!!! i sure hope this answers your question(s)?!!!?
warm regards from "suddenly" zone 6 in western new hamster.
try filling a old pair of tights with road salt place them on ya border
FOR AN INSTANT CURE !!!
The above may be someone's idea of a joke, but to be sure that there is
no miss understanding, adding salt to garden soil is a very dumb idea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_salinity
Causes of soil salinity
Salt-affected soils are caused by excess accumulation of salts,
typically most pronounced at the soil surface. Salts can be transported
to the soil surface by capillary transport from a salt laden water table
and then accumulate due to evaporation. They can also be concentrated in
soils due to human activity, for example the use of potassium as
fertilizer, which can form sylvite, a naturally occurring salt. As soil
salinity increases, salt effects can result in degradation of soils and
vegetation.
Salinization is a process that results from:
€ high levels of salt in the soils.
€ landscape features that allow salts to become mobile. (movement of
water table)
€ climatic trends that favor accumulation.
€ human activities such as land clearing, aquaculture activities and
the salting of icy roads.[2]
Consequences of salinity
The consequences of salinity are
€ detrimental effects on plant growth and yield
€ damage to infrastructure (roads, bricks, corrosion of pipes and
cables)
€ reduction of water quality for users, sedimentation problems
€ soil erosion ultimately, when crops are too strongly affected by
the amounts of salts.
Salinity is an important land degradation problem. Soil salinity can be
reduced by leaching soluble salts out of soil with excess irrigation
water. Soil salinity control involves watertable control and flushing in
combination with tile drainage or another form of subsurface
drainage.[4][5] A comprehensive treatment of soil salinity is available
from the FAO.[6]
High levels of soil salinity can be tolerated if salt-tolerant plants
are grown. Sensitive crops lose their vigor already in slightly saline
soils, most crops are negatively affected by (moderately) saline soils,
and only salinity resistant crops thrive in severely saline soils. The
University of Wyoming [7] and the Government of Alberta [8] report data
on the salt tolerance of plants.
--
- Billy
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