Re: suicidal slugs

I've never seen any around here.  I might have to order some online.  
I've tried diatomaceous earth before, but it seems totally useless once 
it gets wet.
Theresa

Pam Evans wrote:
> Can you get your hands on some lava sand?  If they crawl over that it tears
> them up and they die.
>
> On 5/8/09, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>   
>> I've always been reluctant to put small plants directly in the ground for
>> that and other reasons.  I don't expect you to dig them up though.  All I
>> can say is: Vigilance!  Keep applying the sluggo and they should eventually
>> decrease in number.
>> Nasty little things.
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa G." <macycat3@sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 12:27 AM
>> Subject: [CHAT] suicidal slugs
>>
>>
>> Ok- the snails and slugs this year are like no other.  I have used
>>     
>>> everything and still I'm loosing small plants- even tomato plants this
>>> year.  I have rings of copper mesh, sluggo, deadline and even tried the
>>> trays of beer.  This is insane.  The slugs are crawling over the dead
>>> bodies of other slugs to get to the plants.  What to do???
>>>
>>> Theresa
>>>
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