Re: another slug idea
Ellen Gallagher wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Slugs have a very tender underbelly and will avoid anything that
> is uncomfortable to crawl over - that includes my favorite mulch
> of pine needles. Now, I have a wire-haired terrier and I am saving
> his hair from his daily brushings to put around my Japanese I.
> whenever the snow leaves them. Unfortunately, he is a Cairn not
> an Airedale and weighs 14 lbs. so I have a lot of brushing to do. ;)
>
> Ellen
>
One of the other things to use that is environmentally friendly is
diatomaceous earth. (The powder often used in pool filters). Little
particles with sharp edges that slice those little slimy things INTO
CHOPPED MEAT!!!!! YEAH - Sorry got a little over the top for a moment
there.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
