Slugs and snails.

Worth1 · April 15, 2015

I cant recommend it but I just accidentally ran off or killed every slug and snail in the garden.
In tbe process I put a few burn spots on my plants but it isn't any big deal.
I put a few handfuls of wet ironnite in a bucket and dissolved it in water.
I then put the solution in an ortho dial and spray and soaked both gardens down.
Since then I have only seen one live slug.
One dead slug was out in the driveway it had crawled out there and went belly up.
The beer traps are also working with fermented sugar and yeast water poured in them.
I had the jug sitting next to me and forgot to release the pressure.
The cap blew off and scared me out of my chair.
It sounded like a shotgun going off.

Before I had hundreds of slugs eating everything that sprouted.

Worth

rags57078 · April 15, 2015

I am going to try DE this year for slugs

Tracydr · April 15, 2015

Huge fan of Sluggo Plus.

Worth1 · April 15, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tracydr

Huge fan of Sluggo Plus.

I cant find sluggo.

But the Ironite has the same stuff in it, iron phosphate.

Worth

Tracydr · April 16, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

I cant find sluggo.

But the Ironite has the same stuff in it, iron phosphate.

Worth

I think the plus part is Spinosad.
I buy it on Amazon.

VC Scott · April 16, 2015

Iron phosphate is what I use. I never tried dissolving it, but I will give it a try. Darn slugs love swiss chard, peppers and basil.

Worth1 · April 16, 2015

Well it worked for about 3 days and the population is starting to increase again.

Worth

matereater · April 16, 2015

I wish there were a foolproof way to get rid of slugs. I've used the beer remedy before, but with 50 some plants its difficult to maintain, and I hate wasting all that beer. I think they had more of my peppers last year than I did.

rags57078 · April 16, 2015

I have heard DE works great with a duster , you have to wear a mask as you don't want to breath the dust

heirloomtomaguy · April 16, 2015

Buy yourself some copper wire not the braided kind but the solid strand. You want the one without plastic coating. Staple on the top outside of your raised bed. Snails and slugs cant stand the touch of copper on their creepy little slime covered body. You can also use copper strap same idea just different shape. They will never reach your garden again.

b54red · April 16, 2015

I hate slugs. They are so persistent and hard to control. They make a mess of lettuce and get all inside my cabbage plants. Nothing quite as appetizing as looking at slugs half way to the center of your cabbage plant.

I now have to spray each leaf of lettuce in an attempt to get rid of all the slugs. Despite this the other day I made a hamburger and piled on a few leaves of lettuce only to watch a slug crawl out. I guess he didn't like the ketchup and mustard. Maybe I should try mustard as a repellent.

Bill

rhines81 · April 16, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by b54red

the other day I made a hamburger and piled on a few leaves of lettuce only to watch a slug crawl out. I guess he didn't like the ketchup and mustard. Maybe I should try mustard as a repellent.

Bill

and who said that lettuce doesn't provide protein??

rhines81 · April 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by heirloomtomaguy

Buy yourself some copper wire not the braided kind but the solid strand. You want the one without plastic coating. Staple on the top outside of your raised bed. Snails and slugs cant stand the touch of copper on their creepy little slime covered body. You can also use copper strap same idea just different shape. They will never reach your garden again.

If I were to try copper I'd probably get the copper foil tape which is a little cheaper than the strap (about 30 cents per foot), but I have also heard aluminum foil works well if you cover the top half of your boards (at least 6") and they won't climb it. I never tried either of those solutions so I don't know 1st hand.
I just use multiple small shallow bowls/containers (even the bottom 1/3 of a Dixie cup) pushed down so the edge is about level with the soil and top it off with Coors Light a couple times a week. 1 can of the silver bullet will do about 10-15 small containers placed randomly but mainly around the edges. It works very well and it's the only use that I can think of for Coors Light.

garden381 · April 17, 2015

So this process will work for those silly little SNAILS that are eating my strawberry patch as well?

Worth1 · April 16, 2015

The very idea of seeing a filthy slug crawl off my food would be enough to bother me for days on end.

I had rather sleep with rats.

Worth

April 15, 2015	#1
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Slugs and snails. I cant recommend it but I just accidentally ran off or killed every slug and snail in the garden. In tbe process I put a few burn spots on my plants but it isn't any big deal. I put a few handfuls of wet ironnite in a bucket and dissolved it in water. I then put the solution in an ortho dial and spray and soaked both gardens down. Since then I have only seen one live slug. One dead slug was out in the driveway it had crawled out there and went belly up. The beer traps are also working with fermented sugar and yeast water poured in them. I had the jug sitting next to me and forgot to release the pressure. The cap blew off and scared me out of my chair. It sounded like a shotgun going off. Before I had hundreds of slugs eating everything that sprouted. Worth

April 16, 2015	#8
matereater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia) Posts: 1,264	I wish there were a foolproof way to get rid of slugs. I've used the beer remedy before, but with 50 some plants its difficult to maintain, and I hate wasting all that beer. I think they had more of my peppers last year than I did. __________________ Steve Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

April 16, 2015	#10
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Buy yourself some copper wire not the braided kind but the solid strand. You want the one without plastic coating. Staple on the top outside of your raised bed. Snails and slugs cant stand the touch of copper on their creepy little slime covered body. You can also use copper strap same idea just different shape. They will never reach your garden again. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

April 15, 2015	#2
rags57078 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: South Dakota Posts: 278	I am going to try DE this year for slugs

April 15, 2015	#3
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Huge fan of Sluggo Plus.

April 16, 2015	#6
VC Scott Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Marcos, CA Posts: 352	Iron phosphate is what I use. I never tried dissolving it, but I will give it a try. Darn slugs love swiss chard, peppers and basil.

April 16, 2015	#11
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I hate slugs. They are so persistent and hard to control. They make a mess of lettuce and get all inside my cabbage plants. Nothing quite as appetizing as looking at slugs half way to the center of your cabbage plant. I now have to spray each leaf of lettuce in an attempt to get rid of all the slugs. Despite this the other day I made a hamburger and piled on a few leaves of lettuce only to watch a slug crawl out. I guess he didn't like the ketchup and mustard. Maybe I should try mustard as a repellent. Bill

April 17, 2015	#14
garden381 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: jacksonville florida Posts: 67	So this process will work for those silly little SNAILS that are eating my strawberry patch as well?