Re: Slugs and aesthetics

I don't happen to think that's a stupid comment at all.  After 
all, aesthetics are one of the primary reasons we garden, no?
This is precisely why I use pieces of curved bark laid on the 
soil/mulch; I travel from bark to bark, slipping the little 
darlin's from the safety of the bark underside into a jar of 
supersalinated water.  Effective and aesthetically pleasing.  
Not to sound too morbid, but ... there is a certain satisfaction 
from doing the deed as an active participant as opposed to a 
passive observer.  <g>  This year has been tougher than any I 
recall; probably due to the extra warm winter.  Man, do I have a 
lot of these guys.  About 5 different species, too.
jaime

"Pesznecker, Sue" <SPesznec@lhs.org> wrote:

> This may be a stupid comment, but....
> 
> I am picturing everyone's yards......  filled with beautiful flowers and
> shrubs, but also peppered with bowls of beer, chunks of soap, sheets of
> copper, and barriers of rock salt and diatomaceous earth.
> 
> At some point, won't all of these home remedies make the place look
> pretty junky??  Might a little "flake" slug bait take care of the
> problem more quickly and 'look' better, all at the same time? 
> 
> Not trying to be argumentative, just trying to picture this, and
> thinking that a carefully planned garden display could certainly be
> ruined by some of these "extraneous" items.
> 
> Sue P.
> 
> SPesznec@lhs.org          Portland, Oregon
> (USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 6)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > ><g>  Maybe the irish spring should be kept out by the spigot so they
> > can
> > >scrub down after playing with the snakes... gawd does Zach stink when
> > he
> > >gets "snake drippins" on him!
> > 
> > 
> > 
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