tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post1434738036377517567..comments2023-03-24T01:45:01.001-07:00Comments on Emily's Garden: Slugs sloggedEBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09405771860220362327noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post-24124077649194827212009-04-02T13:44:00.000-07:002009-04-02T13:44:00.000-07:00I remember Kew being free. It ought to be, if we w...I remember Kew being free. It ought to be, if we want youngsters to start an interest in gardens and plants. Such a high entrance fee is prohibitive. Especially for a short visit at a dull time of year.<BR/>Tell me more about the beer trap. How does one set it up? I didn't realize that the enemy was on the warpath already.<BR/>jojocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443120495036936430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post-55307165756972587572009-03-19T14:22:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:22:00.000-07:00If you dont mind using bird friendly slug pellets ...If you dont mind using bird friendly slug pellets im told to use them on 14th febuary not valentines day slug pellet day. It kills the baby slugs as they hatch. thank you for your kind comments. vickiBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181200914575879730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post-13124967104777448722009-03-17T00:37:00.000-07:002009-03-17T00:37:00.000-07:00Thank you all :)I wish someone would make a perfum...Thank you all :)<BR/><BR/>I wish someone would make a perfume that smelled of freshley mown grass. (I also love wet-dog smell, but I'm told the market for that might be rather smaller.)EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405771860220362327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post-69071176321292681952009-03-16T09:00:00.000-07:002009-03-16T09:00:00.000-07:00Emily...slugs love BEER! I had a MAJOR slug proble...Emily...slugs love BEER! I had a MAJOR slug problem last summer. I set out shallow dishes with beer all over my garden, and each day there would be 15+ slugs in each one! They are drawn to it. I am sure I will be doing it again this year...but it definitely worksDirt Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738312834526690841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post-78702554113027934202009-03-15T14:53:00.000-07:002009-03-15T14:53:00.000-07:00Hi Emily, it doesn't seem quite right to kill slug...Hi Emily, it doesn't seem quite right to kill slugs with low alcohol beer LOL! On the other hand I guess its not quite the done thing to go eating off all our plants either is it. Bob.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830090701346321489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post-62178686012595792372009-03-14T16:12:00.001-07:002009-03-14T16:12:00.001-07:00Sorry for misspelling your name Sheila - my typing...Sorry for misspelling your name Sheila - my typing is fast and dreadfully inaccurate.EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405771860220362327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post-31283090726960267922009-03-14T16:12:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:12:00.000-07:00Daffodil - superb! I wonder whether the raccoon fe...Daffodil - superb! I wonder whether the raccoon felt any effects himself...<BR/><BR/>Sheis - they're superb but you do need to find cheap beer for it. Here you can buy specail gizmos to use but I cut the bottome 3-4 inches from plastic bottles and use those.EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405771860220362327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post-50680236462268291912009-03-14T16:08:00.000-07:002009-03-14T16:08:00.000-07:00I use Sluggo, an organic snail bait, but maybe I s...I use Sluggo, an organic snail bait, but maybe I should try the beer traps first this year. I had no idea they were so effective.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126794179121146839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9151537628759535347.post-3611931156402176782009-03-14T15:43:00.000-07:002009-03-14T15:43:00.000-07:00In my Palo Alto garden I had many snails among the...In my Palo Alto garden I had many snails among the Calla Lilies. I put out a pie tin of beer one night, and the next morning found five empty snail shells in it. The local raccoon had apparently enjoyed a dish of escargots marinated in beer...."Daffodil Planter" Charlotte Germanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04892686231029047130noreply@blogger.com