In article ,
(Michael Persiano) wrote:

Leslies:

Open cans of beer with a can opener and insert them into the ground such that
they are flush with the surface or turf. Slugs, apparently, like to indulge
to the point of self- destruction.

Cordially,

Beer works great. The idea is they're attracted to the smell, and
slither in, only to drown unable to get out again. It's not a very
pretty thing, a pint of beer, hot from the sun, with a dozen dead slugs
in it, but it works. One thing to do, if you have rain in the season
where you are, is to put a little piece of wood or something propped up
on one side over the top of the cup or whatever holding the beer so rain
doesn't dilute it.

Another great thing is COPPER. Slugs will not slither over copper. They
sell copper slug tape, but a cheaper way to go is to by some length of
copper wire from the hardware store, bigger gauge the better, and
encircle things you want to protect with it.

"Open cans of beer with a can opener and insert them into the ground
such that they are flush with the surface or turf. Slugs, apparently,
like to indulge to the point of self- destruction."

Much too wastefull of good beer. Ask at shops that sell beer in cans for
ones that have been damaged. They give them away. Also, in the UK at
least, ask in bars for slops - the left overs in the drip trays beneath
the beer taps. Another option, my favoured, is to brew your own and use
the dregs from the barrel. Any of this can then be decanted into shallow
containers such as Yoghurt pots. An inch will do. Sink the container
into the soil so that the rim is raised only half an inch or so. This
prevents most of the good critters (who don't climb) from getting in on
the action. Slugs climb in and drown.

Kev Bailey
Vale Of Clwyd, North Wales



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