Thread: I hate slugs!
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Old 14-05-2013, 02:09 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default I hate slugs!

Natural Girl wrote:
Frank wrote:
On 5/9/2013 12:35 PM, Natural Girl wrote:
I finally caught the culprits in the act of eating my veggies and
habaneros! DIEEEEEEEEEEEE slime!

Besides picking them off the plants at night while juggling a
flashlight, I've read of various methods, organic and non-organic,
to get rid of the slimey pests. I don't want any birds to
accidently ingest something and die, so what can I use that won't
kill the birds, but will do all manner of evil to the slugs?


Few none toxic methods:

Saucers of beer. Slugs crawl in and drown.

Lay down some scrap boards. Slugs will crawl under them and you can
turn them over an remove the slugs in the morning.

Sprinkle of salt on them will kill them.


Just for laughs .. should I use light beer or the regular stuff?


I use the light beer or bud-miller-coors that someone brought to a party.