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Slug attractive plants
I must say I was very surprised to find that Oenthera Speciosca is SLUG HEAVEN.
I will go out with my trusty flashlight and scissors and find them with their full yellow bellies eating the pollen and petals of this flower (the petals are pink, they LOVE the pollen), especially after a rain. And not just little ones, I'm finding my 3-4" monsters inside the bent over flower heads. Well, to say that I find 20-30 each trip past the bed is an understatement. You'd think that I'd have wiped out the entire colony by now, but Noooooooooo They seem to come from elsewhere. What other unexpected plants have you found that these nasties love? Just my 2 cents......... Christine |
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Bill Ranseen wrote:
In article , unya (Purchgdss) wrote: I must say I was very surprised to find that Oenthera Speciosca is SLUG HEAVEN. What other unexpected plants have you found that these nasties love? Delphinium. Zinnias, lettuce. |
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Dahlias! I had a heck of a time with slugs. I was told to sprinkle
diamotous earth around and the sharp edges of the DE would kill them. I never got that far. Cindy "Zemedelec" wrote in message ... What other unexpected plants have you found that these nasties love? Zantedeschia aethopia (green calla lily). I guess I would too if I were a slug--the stems are very juicy-looking, like kale only more so. zemedelec |
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"Cindy" wrote in message m...
Dahlias! I had a heck of a time with slugs. I was told to sprinkle diamotous earth around and the sharp edges of the DE would kill them. I never got that far. Cindy "Zemedelec" wrote in message ... What other unexpected plants have you found that these nasties love? Zantedeschia aethopia (green calla lily). I guess I would too if I were a slug--the stems are very juicy-looking, like kale only more so. zemedelec I have found out they love marigolds I get lots of them in my garden I wish someone would come up areally good idea to stop them coming near Regards Linda |
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Hostas, too.
-- -- pelirojaroja "dangerous redhead" "Cindy" wrote in message ... Dahlias! I had a heck of a time with slugs. I was told to sprinkle diamotous earth around and the sharp edges of the DE would kill them. I never got that far. Cindy "Zemedelec" wrote in message ... What other unexpected plants have you found that these nasties love? Zantedeschia aethopia (green calla lily). I guess I would too if I were a slug--the stems are very juicy-looking, like kale only more so. zemedelec |
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