tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451039378992585787.post8034417316329006425..comments2021-02-05T18:53:50.281-08:00Comments on Grandpa Jim's Garden: Pioneer Day Celebration and Garden ReportJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09318854221959043722noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451039378992585787.post-13222147299859202412012-07-23T08:51:46.784-07:002012-07-23T08:51:46.784-07:00The best short term remedy for slugs that I have f...The best short term remedy for slugs that I have found is a product called Deadline. It is a semiliquid that you can pour into a barrier around your plants that the slugs can't pass. Metaldehyde is the active ingredient and it supposedly doesn't leave nasty residues in the soil. It has to be replenished more frequently when the weather is rainy and we had a very rainy spring. I've used watermelon and cantaloup rinds as a means to attract the slugs away from the plants. We just had a seriously bad slug year and I should have spent a little more on Deadline instead of relying so much on handpicking and the ducks. Three sets of cucumber starts later I think we are finally in good shape as to our slug population.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318854221959043722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451039378992585787.post-39198092174607519582012-07-22T22:19:02.596-07:002012-07-22T22:19:02.596-07:00Slug bait? I've heard the key to success is pu...Slug bait? I've heard the key to success is putting it far away...to draw the slugs away from your beloved/hopefully productive plants.Annaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00150221203456781149noreply@blogger.com