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Re: Sluggo

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 And boy does it smell yummy....I too use cocoa mulch and it is very effective against slugs. The edges of the hulls are sharp enough that slugs/ snails want nothing to do with it. Jessica
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On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 10:26:37   Kevin Henson wrote:
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>This is on the package and the insert attached to the product.
> Active Ingredients:
>    Iron Phosphate.........................1.0%
>    Inert Ingredients....................99.0%
>
>The only precaution is
>
>Keep out of reach of children
>            CAUTION
>              first aid
>If in eyes: Flush eyes with plenty of water.
>                 Call physician if irritation persists.
>
>
>Another snail deterrent.
>
>cocoa mulch!  I buy it at a nursery I frequent, in a fairly big bag.
>The shells are a beautiful mulch and when they get wet, they sort on knit
>together to form a wonderful barrier for weeds, and moisture barrier.
>
>The best thing about this stuff is...it has a natural copper in the make up
>of the cocoa shells.  Literally, I have seen snail tracks heading for my
>front flower garden, that is moist, and shaded in some spots.  When they
>come up to the edge where the mulch is I see a little u turn and they just
>go away.
>
>The mulch is rather expensive, but I have found it is worth it.
>
>Also I have put copper bands around my pots, there is a chemical reaction
>that happens with the snails and the copper, and they are supposed to get an
>electric charge.  I am going to put copper around my raised beds, but
>haven't got around to it.
>
>Peg
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Teresa Stanton <tstanton@purchasing.utah.edu>
>To: 'Square Foot Gardening List' <sqft@listbot.com>
>Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 8:57 AM
>Subject: RE: Sluggo
>
>
>>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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>>Do you know what the ingredients are in Sluggo?  I am real interested in
>>this and glad you put out the message.
>>
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