Dont let slugs destroy your garden.
Get rid of those slimy pests with these tips on protecting your edible and ornamental plants.
Slugs do the most damage at night.
They want damp, dark areas under boards, rocks, garden debris, andflower pots.
Any of these items work as lures.
Check under them each day and get rid of any slugs you find.
Repeat daily until the slugs are gone.
Wearingrubber gloves, throw the slugs in a plastic bag, seal them, and throw them away.
How to Get Rid of Slugs with Beer
Slugs seem to be attracted to yeast.
Add beer or a yeast-and-sugar-water mixture just below the openings.
Put the lid on the container and bury the container up to the holes.
The slugs willcrawl into the beer trapand drown.
Another method to protect plants is to sprinkle abrasives such as dry ashes or food-grade diatomaceous eartharound plants.
These abrasives are potent irritants to slug skin.
Slugs also like to congregate underneathoutdoor decorative rugson patios and decks.
Sprinkling diatomaceous earth under the outer perimeter of the rug can help keep them at bay.
Repeat periodically, as this abrasive becomes ineffective when wet.
How Does Slug Bait Work?
Tomatoes are vulnerable to many pests, butplanting basilwith them will keep thrips from attacking the tender fruit.
Choosing the right companion plants can keep your garden from being destroyed.
“What is Diatomaceous Earth?
“National Pesticide Information Center.
