http://awaytogarden.com/slug-control-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://awaytogarden.com/slug-control-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1#comment-87798 Margaret Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:21:26 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5553#comment-87798 Fascinating, Catherine. I always wonder who figures these things out. :) Fascinating, Catherine. I always wonder who figures these things out. :)

]]> http://awaytogarden.com/slug-control-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1#comment-87666 Catherine Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:48:46 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5553#comment-87666 I read somewhere that slugs abhor a shiny foil pie plate with cucumber slices in it...I know it seems random and strange, but it worked on saving 7 hostas over the last 2 weeks. I tuck the foil pan under the beautiful leaves about 3 ft apart and in a week - no slugs and plants on the mend. I replace the slices each week...i keep the ends and odd bits for these trays. Best of luck to all, the rain brings many blooms and many snails and slugs. I read somewhere that slugs abhor a shiny foil pie plate with cucumber slices in it…I know it seems random and strange, but it worked on saving 7 hostas over the last 2 weeks. I tuck the foil pan under the beautiful leaves about 3 ft apart and in a week – no slugs and plants on the mend. I replace the slices each week…i keep the ends and odd bits for these trays. Best of luck to all, the rain brings many blooms and many snails and slugs.

]]> http://awaytogarden.com/slug-control-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends/comment-page-1#comment-83656 BeBe Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:57:55 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5553#comment-83656 Margaret! Love the site and the blog. Please HELP! Ack.I have slugs in my compost?!? Why is that? It is a nice, big black ordinary compost bin. Perhap they were hiding in the chopped up leaves and brown matter I added last spring? Hmmm. Picked my earliest ever tomato day before yesterday. Not one place in my yard/garden receives 6 or more hours of sun per day, so I always buy the Early Girls and until this year have not enjoyed them til late August into October. Cannot wait for that first BLT. Just returned you book 'And I Shall Have Some Peace There' to the library. An admirable endeavor; an enjoyable read. Cheers, ~BeBe P.S. Btw, Who won the fancy hose? Margaret! Love the site and the blog. Please HELP! Ack.I have slugs in my compost?!? Why is that? It is a nice, big black ordinary compost bin. Perhap they were hiding in the chopped up leaves and brown matter I added last spring? Hmmm. Picked my earliest ever tomato day before yesterday. Not one place in my yard/garden receives 6 or more hours of sun per day, so I always buy the Early Girls and until this year have not enjoyed them til late August into October. Cannot wait for that first BLT. Just returned you book ‘And I Shall Have Some Peace There’ to the library. An admirable endeavor; an enjoyable read.
Cheers,
~BeBe
P.S. Btw, Who won the fancy hose?

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