8144ilr@houxz.UUCP (06/16/83)
I too have been experiencing awful slug problems; maybe you can profit from my solution. First, if you water your garden, do it during the day so the ground cover dries out by nightfall. I have also edged the entire garden (and also circled some plants) with diatomaceous earth (available from any swimming pool supply house). Slugs refuse to crawl over the stuff, and it doesn't harm the plants. I have continued my nightly slughunt, but have gone from spraying a 50:50 vinegar/water mixture (which killed the slugs but burned the leaves), to using ammonia and water which also does a swell job of killing the slugs and adds nitrogen to the plants. Since I put down the diatomaceous earth, my slug problem has almost completely abated. Good luck.