RE: Escar-Go
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- Subject: RE: Escar-Go
- From: D* B* T*
- Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 14:16:52 -0600
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I know I'm way behind on the discussion here, but I used Sluggo last year. I
can't totally vouch for it yet (and hey, I have to say, I did love putting
regular slugbait pellets down and seeing the slimed dead ones lying around
the plant victim the next morning...; you don't get that satisfaction with
Sluggo).
Sluggo kills slugs by causing them to quit eating, so it takes the slugs
some amount of time (a day or two?) to die. HOWEVER, the best thing about
Sluggo is that it's not poisonous to dogs, cats, frogs, or anything else,
since it biodegrades into two common garden chemicals which I can't
immediately recall--iron and phosphorous perhaps.
Diann
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com
[o*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Nan Sterman
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 12:27 PM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Escar-Go
>Has anyone had personal experience with the subject slug remedy? Does it
>really work? How often does it need to be reapplied (Gardens Alive recs
>every two weeks)? Do you eventually reduce your slug population to the
>point where it is no longer needed, or is it simply a deterrant?
>
>I've used the midnight/flashlight/sharp knife/salt/ammonia thing with some
>success on the larger slugs, but last year I was plagued with tiny little
>black ones that appeared in great number and could take a fair sized hosta
>or newly emerging Trycirtus to the ground in no time flat.
I've used an Escar-go like product called "sluggo" and found that it
works really well. I say go for it even though it is expensive...
Nan
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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