Re: Slugs/Hosta
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Slugs/Hosta
- From: B* W*
- Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 16:35:11 -0500
There was a recent thread on this on another list regarding
dogs--diatomaceous earth is very bad for dogs/cats/or other pets that might
sniff it up. It can then damage their lungs. Just a warning for the pets
(who cares about the slugs!) My sister-in-law used pecan shells for a
mulch and has had good luck keeping out slugs because of the broken shell
edges.
Bob
Linda and "Jake"
NE Kansas
At 04:19 PM 09/22/1999 -0400, you wrote:
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>From: Valerie Lowery@ZEON on 09/22/99 04:19 PM
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>Couldn't you use diatomaceous earth? I thought that this stuff, when
>spread around the hostas, will prevent the slugs from trying to cross over
>it because it is sharp to their soft, slimy bodies and will split them
>open. Kinda like us trying to walk on broken glass.
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>I've used it when the snails/slugs were especially bad, and it worked just
>fine. I had to reapply it after a heavy rain, but I had no more damage.
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