Re: Re: Re: Re: slugs and lava sand was: Chinese ginger-YoKitty!

Home Despot - you kill me woman - LOL. Yep - lay down an inch deep or
better layer in a big donut around the plant, 12 or 15" out in every
direction. Mine aren't touched.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Marge Talt
Sent: 9/2/2004 12:23:30 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: Re: Re: [CHAT] slugs and lava sand was: Chinese ginger-YoKitty!

> > From: gardenqueen@academicplanet.com
> > 
> > It's so rough that they can't crawl over it w/out tearing
> themselves up.
> > And it's a great conditioner for clay soil also. They've started
> selling
> > it at Home Depot now here.
> ----------
> 
> Ah...sort of the broken glass for slugs item, huh?  I've often
> yearned for a bit of razor wire to put around my Tricyrtis to foil
> those slimy critters...maybe this would do the trick and not be as
> dangerous to me and the rest of the wildlife:-)  Sounds like it would
> be similar to chicken grit for loosening clay soil.  Next time I'm in
> my local Home Despot, I'll check around for it.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
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