RE: slugs and heaven
- Subject: RE: slugs and heaven
- From: M* D*
- Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 12:32:01 -0700
Bill,
The banana slug is one of many kinds in our cool damp forested areas. I am
told that they are recyclers and indeed eat other types of slugs. But that
doesn't mean I'd let one maraud my garden!
People tell me they can't grow Delphiniums in our climate - that they
aren't hardy and don't come back the next year. The Delphs are there, but
slugs eat the newly emerging tips as fast as they appear and will keep
eating the new growth until you can't find a trace of the Delphinium. The
list of what they consider choice is long - including veggies.
With the advent of people/pet safe slug bait, there is no reason to allow
this destruction.
Marilyn
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Blee811@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 8:51 PM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: slugs and heaven
In a message dated 5/7/02 11:01:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
mygarden@easystreet.com writes:
> To all of the remarks below - the most polite thing I can say is
POPPYCOCK!
> ( I am thinking of a much stronger word).
I was wondering, Marilyn, if the banana slug was perhaps not a plant eater
since that was what the original writer referred to. But since you are in
banana slug territory, you would certainly know whether it's poppycock or
not. I KNOW that our common slugs in Ohio eat hostas with reckless abandon,
and probably many other plants as well. I've seen them on daylily and
daffodil flowers, digesting as fast as they can.
Bill Lee
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