kolling@decwrl.DEC.COM (Karen Kolling) (03/08/86)
> I am looking for a way of repelling slugs and snails from my garden > (in the SF Bay area). Would planting a border of marigolds and garlic > work? Any suggestions would be gratefully received. If you have access to fireplace ashes, you can put a border of them a couple of inches wide around the plants you want to protect; be careful about leaves touching the ground outside the border, and similar stuff. This works, but you have to reapply the ashes after rain or watering, so it's somewhat of a pain. I guess everyone knows that commercial slug/snail repellers are dangerous to have around if there are small children or pets in the area. I thought garlic protected against vampires.....
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (03/11/86)
> > > I am looking for a way of repelling slugs and snails from my garden > > (in the SF Bay area). Would planting a border of marigolds and garlic > > work? Any suggestions would be gratefully received. > > If you have access to fireplace ashes, you can put a border of them a > couple of inches wide around the plants you want to protect; be > careful about leaves touching the ground outside the border, and > similar stuff. This works, but you have to reapply the ashes after > rain or watering, so it's somewhat of a pain. Crunched-up eggshells have the same effect and don't wash away as quickly. You may have to resort to slug traps - bait shallow bowls with beer or yeast and water, then just go out in the morning and throw away the drowned critters. -- jcpatilla ..{seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!aplcen!osiris!jcp Look for beauty in all things; let the fountains of delight refresh your heart.
ingrid@pilchuckDataio.UUCP (the Real Swede) (03/14/86)
> > > I am looking for a way of repelling slugs and snails from my garden > > (in the SF Bay area). Would planting a border of marigolds and garlic > > work? Any suggestions would be gratefully received. > take some old piepans or other cheapy disposable plate things, and dig them down level with the ground next to your garden. Fill aforementioned receptacles with beer. Slugs love beer and will crawl in drown...the worst thing that can happen is that your dog will drink it. Don't let him drive.. :-)
steveh@hammer.UUCP (Stephen Hemminger) (03/14/86)
For Slug control, one book ("Winter Gardening in the Maritime Northwest"
[excellent]) has lots of info about slugs.. Some things people don't
realize: slugs are migratory, this means even if you go out and kill all of
them in your yard, new ones will be passing through; ducks eat slugs.
One suggestion is a fence made out of sheet metal shaped like the picture
below (slugs can't climb it).
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