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Old 06-15-2009, 05:57 PM   #18
saltwaterhabits
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yep! slugs love beer ,,,, so buy the cheapest beer and leave some out there for them to drown in...

also you can lay old planks ,boards even card board raised up a half inch with sticks so they slugs can crawl under them... (on your paths) to easily trap them....use an old spatula to pop them off into a bucket of rock salt.
when you sprinkle salt on them they turn to foamy goo!

the very best defense though is a Muscovy duck usually quack-less
and they will eat every single one.

other than that, you have to go out at dark with a flashlight and salt them as you see them

diatomacious earth has silicon spears from dead marine life that is good for puncturing flies , but i don't think it's that good for slugs.


Will set-up the beer traps tomorrow. Had not planed on going the salt routine but went out today and found ALL my emerging corn plants wiped out.
I'm taking this personal....SALT
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