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Re: orchids and other houseplants

Hi all: I use beer to trap slugs, following this formula: half can of beer
in saucer, other half down my throat. Repeat until all your saucers are
filled.  ;-)

It does work on slugs.

John Adney
Marion, Iowa

-----Original Message-----
From: Tomici, Donna <Donna.Tomici@gs.com>
To: 'indoor-gardening@prairienet.org' <indoor-gardening@prairienet.org>
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 4:30 PM
Subject: RE: orchids and other houseplants


>Thanks Natalie and Ruth,
>
>I guess I won't go out of my way to invite earthworms into my home, and I
>will try to overcome my disgust of earthworms, since I will surely come
>across them and similar creatures when I will garden outdoors.  Speaking of
>which, how do you all feel about leaving beer out in the garden for slugs
>(in warm weather)?
>
>Thanks again.
>Donna
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Natalie McNair-Huff [SMTP:nitcha@wolfenet.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 4:49 PM
>> To: indoor-gardening@prairienet.org
>> Subject: Re: orchids and other houseplants
>>
>> This might be true, i tend to garden differently than most indoors. i
work
>> compost into the top layer of soil once a month or so in some of my
larger
>> plants. this tends to keep the worms fed.
>>
>> Nevertheless, being freaked out about earthworms is often only a matter
of
>> misunderstanding. So, hopefully people will learn that worms are
harmless,
>> at least to people, animals and outdoor plants.
>>
>> --Natalie
>>
>> >I'm not sure I agree with this.  Outdoors for sure but I've found that
>> when
>> >worms in pots run out of food as they do in that confined space they
>> start
>> >in on the live roots in desperation.
>> >
>> >Just my opinion.
>> >
>> >Ruth  Z
>>
>>
>> ****************************
>> Natalie McNair-Huff
>> White Rabbit Publishing
>>
>
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