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I'm fortunate that I don't have that problem (yet, anyway). But I've read that setting out saucers of beer in the garden attracts and kills (drowns?) them. Of course, it might give you a few tipsy birds & squirrels, too. But beer is at least organic (I think).Andy_CT wrote:Have to take the good with the bad. Saw the first slug the other day . A grim reminder of the battle ahead.
Catch a falling star--but don't try it with a cactus!
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Andy,
you try putting a layer of salt around your plants? Of course when I did battle with slugs I got most of them with the beer. My dad got mad at me cause I used to steal his beers to drown the slugs... I guess the good news was at least I wasnt drinking them when I was 10 or so!
you try putting a layer of salt around your plants? Of course when I did battle with slugs I got most of them with the beer. My dad got mad at me cause I used to steal his beers to drown the slugs... I guess the good news was at least I wasnt drinking them when I was 10 or so!
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
I think salt around the plants might be a bad idea. Ammonia from a squirt gun would work also, but overspray onto plants might not be good.
I am thinking about building a toad house or two to see if that might help. Also I could maybe do something to help keep snakes around.
Little change in weather pattern coming up I might have to condsider covering things up for a few nights for tender new growth.
I am thinking about building a toad house or two to see if that might help. Also I could maybe do something to help keep snakes around.
Little change in weather pattern coming up I might have to condsider covering things up for a few nights for tender new growth.
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Slugs??? Toads???
Don't got no Slugs!!:shock: Don't got no toads?? Don't got no skeeters either!!
Don't got no Slugs!!:shock: Don't got no toads?? Don't got no skeeters either!!
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- Peterthecactusguy
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hahaha at the in-laws we were watching a toad eat cat food out of a bowl. It was funny to watch it stick its tongue out and catch pieces of cat food.
I dont think AZ has slugs. We do have skeeters tho, and about a million mosquito hawks that buzz around into your face and are almost as annoying as their prey. you cant get any malaria from them tho.
I dont think AZ has slugs. We do have skeeters tho, and about a million mosquito hawks that buzz around into your face and are almost as annoying as their prey. you cant get any malaria from them tho.
Here's to you, all you insidious creatures of green..er I mean cacti.
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No slugs today
Had to check the garden after warmth and humidity of the past couple day, thought there might be some slugs around,,,,,,,,,,,instead found
There actually was another one on other side, just camera shy. I had added a couple more rocks around the outside of garden to act as hiding places for toads, appears the snakes like them also.
Speaking of warmth, looks like plants were liking it also.
There actually was another one on other side, just camera shy. I had added a couple more rocks around the outside of garden to act as hiding places for toads, appears the snakes like them also.
Speaking of warmth, looks like plants were liking it also.