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Re: Baking soda like diatomaceous earth?--Reply

On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Sandra Walters wrote:
> I'm no expert but I believe that baking soda works only on fungal diseases
> like black spot. For the soft bodied insects, to work like diatomaceous
> earth ,you need something to scratch them as they crawl across.
>
> I don't use diatomaceous earth because I don't want extra stuff going down
> my lungs. I get enough. I have been saving egg shells. I am going to place
> them in the refrig for several hours and then crush them. After that will
> place crushed eggshells in areas I know to be high trafficked by slugs and
> snails in my garden. I have never done it before, but the principle should
> be the same.
>
> HTH
> Sandra Walters
> Bronx,NY
Hey folks,

I've heard that human hair works well for fending off slugs as well. I
just buzz my boys and put the hair around the plants.  It seems to be
working well so far.  (2 whole weeks!)  I also spinkle crushed egg shells.
Ah jes takes what ah's gots an uses it fer what ails me.

Fia

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Sophia Hansen
fia@netcentral.net

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