Re: Beans
- Subject: Re: Beans
- From: l* n*
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 20:57:47 -0500
- Resent-Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 18:55:52 -0700
- Resent-From: v*@eskimo.com
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Thanks, I didn't know slugs went for beans too. :-(
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terra Viva Organics" <arzeena@tvorganics.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: Beans
> Beans are quite a delicacy for slugs so yes, you will have to worry about
> them when the plants are young. There are a variety of barriers & traps
you
> can use. My favourite is a new product which is on the market which uses
> iron phosphate, a natural compound, to kill the slugs without affecting
> birds or pets. It's sold under the name Sluggo, Es-car-go, and here in
> Canada, as Safer's Slug & Snail Bait. Did wonders in the early spring
here.
>
> That's about it for pests on my beans. I know in other areas you can get
> Mexican bean beetles. Handpicking is probably the easiest method of
control.
>
> Arzeena
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: larry newton <ldnewton@mediaone.net>
> To: Veggie list <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 2:28 PM
> Subject: Beans
>
>
> I will be transplanting Gator Green Beans very soon and am worried about
> pests that feed on young plants. Are slugs a concern for beans? What are
> some other pests I should be concerned about? Thanks.
>
>
