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Old 28-02-2003, 09:05 PM
NTANTIQUES
 
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Default slug and snail control

Just a quick reminder to remember your pets when using snail bait. Just when I
think everyone knows this, I get a tearful call from a friend who's new puppy
is fighting for her life at the vet's after ingesting a small amount of pellet
type snail bait...looks waaay too edible to be safely used around pets or small
children.

NT

I also use Sluggo in the beds, around plants I know the slugs love to
eat down to the ground. It works pretty well.

--Carolyn


What is 'sluggo'?
I use Cory's Snail Bait which claims that it can be used safely around
vegetables . My snow peas are being devastated by slugs. Interestingly

enough,
they haven't attacked the newly planted roses. I am in a new place and am

not
too familiar with garden denizens yet -- since I am starting a new garden

from
scratch.

/z.
Los Angeles


i heard something about putting some beer in a shallow pan. my
father-in-law tried this and he swears it worked. not sure why, the
snails get drunk and forget where they were?? anyone hear of this?


Yes, it's popular with the organic brigade, who call it a Slug Pub. The
idea is that the little dears smell the brew, fall in and drown. Then
you clean them out and start again. Never works for me.

Dorys


--
Jane Lumley