Quiz: 7 Surprising Things Hiding in Your Kitchen That Your Garden Will Love

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Slugs are a pain in the caboose especially the minute new growth appears in spring they form armies and attack all new plant growth. At dusk a salt shaker works well and oh how they bubble up like the wicked ones they are, as I giggle with glee to see the lil gobblers disappear before my very eyes. A bucket of soapy water works well if plucking slimy slugs is your thing. Copper tape around pots and little garden snakes and other garden crawlers help eliminate them. In other areas where no pets have access , the commercial products works well and then of course there are the insects that are ordered from catalogues that hunt and eat slug eggs . It’s all classic warfare tactics combining different ammunition to discourage the slugs who actually leave slimy trails to hunt them down. A nice layer of spiky bark is a great way to discourage some . No matter how stocked the arsenal storage, a good solid collection of slug / snail bait from A-Z , there’s always room for more.

 

[akroberts]

I agree. Especially the salt shaker (box). LOL. I have to turn over the mallow weeds and oh yeah I get some serious pleasure from using the box of salt on em. Nasty buggers they are. I could probably find a better way to rid them from the garden but I still like the salt box and besides it's more fun.

 

[Dahlia]

Before I tried the beer method I used to grab the slugs one by one and throw them across the yard and they'd hit the fence! It was surprisingly effective! Lol!

 

[Alasgun]

Have we lost sight of the “Electroculture” campaign that was kinda popular a couple years ago?

I know some probably felt like they needed knee boots when discussing the subject, and i was chief among the skeptics until i discovered how well it worked on the slugs.

Zero maintenance, no messy disposal etc. whats not to like.

And back to the “Whats hiding in your kitchen subject”. Im surprised no one ever mentions Molasses? Roll a bottle of un-sulphured blackstrap over sometime and read the ingredients!! Then look at the percentages, looks like organic fertilizer to me.

The micro wave version, 2 Tbs in a gallon of water used 2-3 times a week when watering.

Alasgun, mike