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| Holiday Angel |
Posted - Jul 19 2007 : 12:28:22 PM
You can put down a grapefruit sliced in half and the slugs will crawl right in and melt away. It is a natural way to get them out of your garden and lawn.
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| Phirefly |
Posted - Mar 02 2011 : 2:11:31 PM
I am excited for summer to try out these ideas. I find that we have a alot of slugs and this year with a garden in the works I will need to make sure to keep them at bay. |
| IdahoShamrock |
Posted - Sep 24 2010 : 08:24:12 AM
Oh Beverly, I did the same with my boys. They loved being on slug patrol. It was the one chore they were eager to get started! And it kept the slugs down. I haven't seen too many of them this year, though. Thankfully!
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| texdane |
Posted - Aug 30 2010 : 04:43:46 AM
Last week we got some rain and tons of these nasty little black slugs came out. My poor daugther stepped on one and it stuck between her toes!!! She screeched and wouldn't stop screaming, she was so freaked out. I felt so bad. Didn't realize how hard it would be to help her. In the end, we soaked her foot, scrubbed with a washcloth, used two kinds of soap, baking soda, salt and peroxide. It was truly nasty, all the while the her tears were flowing.It wouldn't come off, and was like stepping in tar balls! When it was all over, I then had trouble getting the slime and yuck out of the tub. All this before nine am. My poor little munchkin. As for getting rid of the buggers, I use the beer trick in the garden, works great.
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| Beverley |
Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 11:27:16 PM
I used to send my son out when he was younger with a flashlight and a container of salt. He used to have fun going slug hunting. They disgusted me to bad to do it. He had fun!!! boys!! hehehehehehe
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| corrabelle |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 12:10:49 PM
My mom caught my husband putting salt on the MASSIVE slugs we have outside of our house and she freaked out on him. She hates to see anything suffer...sigh. It didn't actually kill them though...it made them get really watery and goopy..but then they recovered and crawled off. Who knows, maybe they died later?
I'm willing to try the grapefruit idea though!
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| cheneygal |
Posted - Aug 16 2010 : 9:23:50 PM
This is better late than never, but you should be able to find diatomaceous earth at a feed store, or a TSC if you have one close. There are SO many wonderful uses for it!!
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| herblady55 |
Posted - Jul 21 2010 : 7:09:18 PM
Question....what's the deal with the diatomaceous earth? Why is it so hard to find the garden type. Our hardware has the pool type only. Where do you all find yours, besides on-line stores?
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| emsmommy5 |
Posted - Jul 21 2010 : 09:14:05 AM
Been hunting slugs for over a month in the garden and yard at night. 1/2 ammonia and 1/2 water in a spray bottle. Doesn't hurt the plants or lawn. Tried the beer without much success. I'd get a couple of adult sized every once and a while. But its the tiny babies that were wreaking havoc. One squirt and they are done. A few minutes of hunting around the raised beds for a couple of weeks made a HUGE difference. Now it's every few days or even longer before I go hunting again. =)
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| herblady55 |
Posted - Jul 20 2010 : 9:06:08 PM
We have a real slug issue this year.(the BIG orange ones,must be a new breed,never saw orange ones before) I've never planted peas before and decided to try. The slugs just raved about the delicious, tender plants and if they could write, I'm sure I would have found "Thank-You" notes littering around my garden. I used the beer method and my Sister laughed at me for giving them "Cocktails" with their meal. lol SOOOO, I got inspired to make a little drawing of slugs having a backyard(mine) party and BBQ. I drew slugs diving offa diving boards into bowls of beer, slugs grilling peas and asking the others how they'd like theirs cooked, drunk slugs huddled together singing "ei-yi-yi-yi"...clinking cups together, A slug stretched out on a tiny lawnchair, arms folded behind his head......it was a real "Slug-Shindig!" Ok, so I have way too much time on my hands. But everyone laughed and really liked it. hahaha
Violet, I haven't seen a snail in years. When I was a kid we had both around.
I like the idea of the grapefruit, if I can get them away from my DH without getting bit. lol He loves grapefruit.
The idea of slugs squishing between the toes is a thought I can do without. ewwwww....lolol
This is a great thread! hahaha
Sister-chick# 905(Sept.14th 2009)
Judy
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| Violets November |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 06:13:53 AM
I never heard about using grapefruit. I wonder if that would work for snails also. Has anyone tried?
Thanks.
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jun 08 2009 : 7:26:31 PM
I am laughing so hard my eyes are crying!!!!! So funny!!!!!! I will try the grapefruit trick. After reading all the posts, (LAUGHING SO HARD I'M ABOUT TO P IN MY PANTS) now I know what those gumball things my dog was yacking up were. I even remember seeing the antenta's in the yack!!!!!!!!!!!!! Slugs!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the laughter.
Marly
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| JojoNH |
Posted - Apr 16 2009 : 6:35:42 PM
Oh my gosh, You have all had me laughing as I have read your posts.
To think that the kids and the dogs would even THINK that eating a slug would be a "yummy treat" Yuck!! Never mind the thought of stepping on one in your bare feet and having it squish through your toes. .. Then I started thinking about the slugs calling all their buddies saying " Hey Guys!! Look. . . Free Beer!! " LOL!!!
Now, every time I see a slug, I will be thinking of all your posts!!
Joanna
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| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Mar 09 2009 : 5:28:56 PM
Thanks for the great tip!
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| Gaelic Gardener |
Posted - Feb 20 2009 : 3:47:49 PM
See... this is why I have cats! My cats never tried to eat slugs. Of course Diego woke me at 3am one morning very proud because he had just placed a mouse in the throes of death on my pillow. Blech.
Slugs in your bathroom!!!!! Just remember to put on the light before you make a night visit to the toilet. If I stepped on a slug with my bare feet in the dark and it squished between my toes, I'd probably have to be hospitalized!
As for gardening, you can try diatomaceous earth -- make sure it's for gardening, not the pool filter type! It's fossilized algea that cuts the slugs up when they slither across it -- it's also good for getting rid of grubs. It works like a charm if your dog or cat brings fleas into the house too. Here's a slug article link: http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s-2-9-1502,00.html
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| judytwoshoes |
Posted - Feb 20 2009 : 2:46:36 PM
A strip of flat copper wrapped aroound a collar of tp tube shocks them, they hate it...judytwoshoes
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 6:39:14 PM
Oh I hate slugs, they used to crawl in the floor of a house I lived in once that had no foundation. I have been scared of slugs for years - the only time I ever wet the bed when I was little was because I had a dream I was trapped in a blind alley with a gigantic slug coming after me, when I woke up I was sure there were slugs under my bed and I couldn't brave the floor - I was three I think:)
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jul 29 2008 : 2:15:53 PM
We put beer in lids, they crawl in, and that is it.
I will try the grapefruit. Thanks.
Marly |
| abigailc1973 |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 8:19:55 PM
I have slug issues in my garden. I've tried the beer and eggshells and they seem to work. I find slugs and snails in the beer traps. Luckily my 11 year old son enjoys checking them for me. I will definately try the grapefruit too. |
| kimberly renae |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 7:28:38 PM
crushed egg shells around your plants work great too....... just sprinkle them around. to slugs its like walking on glass.
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| Aunt B |
Posted - Mar 18 2008 : 9:47:39 PM
I have them in my front porch garden and have tried salt and beer, but will give the grapefruit a try this upcoming summer. Thank for posting this. |
| Holiday Angel |
Posted - Sep 04 2007 : 3:17:10 PM
Thats funny, hope the neighbors don't think he's rabid..lol The signature you have was what I used to tell my dispatcher whenever I went out on the road. He, of course knew I was crazy, but I had a blast.
My Chihuahua's and Chihuahua/Rat Terrior's haven't gotten too carried away yet, but I haven't been where slugs could get lately.
Hugs,
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| Mumof3 |
Posted - Sep 04 2007 : 06:27:46 AM
Oh, Pauline. That is disgusting. But it made me laugh out loud! My parent's Boston Terrier eats toads, lizards and slugs. Well, tries to anyway. You can tell immediately when he does- he flies in the house at a rapid pace, shaking his head and foaming at the mouth. The dog is seven years old, and has not learned yet!! Silly thing. That's why my brother calls him Il Mutante! :)
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| Libbie |
Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 11:01:44 PM
I never before thought about the actual physical repercussions of eating slugs. EEEEW is RIGHT!!!!!LOL!!!
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 10:56:41 PM
eeeew. lol.
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| Holiday Angel |
Posted - Sep 03 2007 : 9:54:36 PM
I understand how gross it is to see the dog try eatting the slug. I have a daughter and a niece that ate a bunch of them while playing in the back yard one evening. It took a long time for them to get the stuff off of them because nothing worked to remove it. It was the most discusting thing I have ever seen, and it was all green..YUCK!
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