Snails and Slugs
Snails and slugs have come out in force with all the rain. They’ll carve large raggedy holes in your plants and can consume entire seedlings in a night. There are many strategies to control them. Small bowls of beer,especially yellow bowls, will entice an drown them. Planks placed throughout the garden will give them a place to hide. In the morning flip them over and use an old spatula to scrape them off the bottom of the plank and into the trash. There are baits such as Sluggo, which are effective but not toxic to people or animals. But one of the best defenses against slugs and snails are ducks. They are merciless in their pursuit of the little buggers and they’re highly entertaining as well.
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on Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 9:47 am and is filed under Avant Gardening Series, Deer and Other Pests, Gardening.
