ugghhh ... the Slugs!

Any one have a natural slug bait recipe? With all the rain we've received this spring my garden is infested with slugs. They have just about eaten all of the leaves on the bell peppers, lettuce and basil.

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Permalink Reply by GardenThymeGirl on May 28, 2009 at 5:07am

Some people will save their cut hair to place around the plants, sharp pieces of small rock/sand will deter them, making your yard a habitat for birds and other animals will help to control them and monitoring your plants--especially the undersides of them will help.

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Permalink Reply by Doug on May 28, 2009 at 9:11am

Beer. Put a saucer of beer down. Use cheap beer. :-)

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Permalink Reply by Polly McDaniel on May 28, 2009 at 10:53pm

I second the beer strategy.
But I am more worried about the mosquitoes. They are coming out very suddenly in droves.

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Permalink Reply by Barbara Stanley on June 3, 2009 at 8:35pm

Try sprinkling diatomaceous earth around your plants. You have to repeapply it after every rain, and the powdery white stuff isn't real attractive in your flower beds, but it works. Also, in the evening lay a board next to the beds that you have the biggest problems with, and the next day turn it over and pick off the slugs to destroy. Repeat as often as it takes to get all the slugs.