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Re: slug problem?

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For a serious slug problem like I have (or maybe had), the only "Magic
Remedy" I can vouch for is Iron Phosphate based slug bait. I am pleased this
year to be using "Escar-go", an organic slug bait. The active ingredient is
iron phosphate. The inert ingredients are recognized as grass by the FDA. It
works well and does not harm pets or wildlife. I got it through the Gardens
Alive ! catalog (http://www.gardens-alive.com/)using a $20 off coupon they
had. A much cheaper (about 1/3 the cost) source of a iron phosphate based
slug bait is Harmony Farms (http://www.harmonyfarm.com/ )but you have to buy
a minimum of 25 lbs of Sluggo Snail and slug bait. Split an order with
friends !

I garden organically and did not make the decision to use slug bait lightly.
I have copper tape on all my raised beds, have tried beer traps and even
spent a couple of springs and autumns handpicking (literally) hundreds of
slugs a night. The bait has made a huge difference that all these others
techniques did not, hence my characterization of it as a magic remedy. If
the slugs were less of a problem , I might just do periodic handpicking.

Tom
Portland OR,  Zone 8
http://www.teleport.com/~scut/garden.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Maier <jmaier@mindspring.com>
>
>Gardening is so much fun.
>
>It's 2:30 am and I just finished picking a couple dozen slugs out of my
>brand new 4x4 sqft garden block. Most were the familiar pudgy grey kind,
>but a few were striped and looked big enough to bite :/
>
>They seemed to especially like crawling on the lettuce, although they
>didn't seem to be eating it.
>
>Should I be concerned about this? Any magic remedies? (And no, I do not
>want to try the 'beer trap' method!)


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