This Spring and Summer in the Northwest has been colder and wetter then normal. There has been a battle between the slugs and myself. I have been going out at night with a flash light putting the slugs in buckets. My chickens love this mid night snack! I have been doing much research on trying to come up with that perfect concoction to get ride of them.
Here is what has worked great in my garden this year:
1. After you have your morning coffee, save your coffee grounds, place them in a thick line around your plants. The slugs will not go over the line. When the slugs go over the line the roughness will cut their skin and even better the caffine in the grounds will emediately dehydrate them and they will dye with in minutes!
2. Get yourself some wood chips, Make sure the chips have not been treated with any chemicals. The wood chips are too rough for the slugs to go over.
3. Buy a straw bale and place it around your plants, this method is a double wammy because you can mulch around your garden and you can protect your plants from slugs all in one project. The straw is too rough and the slugs will get stuck on the dry straw when attempting to cross over it.
4. Citrus: leave lemon, orange and grapefruit rinds out overnight near slug prone areas in your garden. Collect them covered i with slugs and trash them.
5. Plant mint or sage around your plants that slugs love such as lettuce.
6. Mix equal parts of vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Spray this mixture on the slugs and snails, NOT ON THE PLANTS, if this concoction is sprayed on your plants, it could kill them
I have had much luck with all of these methods to get ride of the slugs in my garden!
From my garden to your garden . Stay Green
Chapin with Urban Backyard Farming
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