The other day when I went out to pick some fresh cilantro to add to our dinner, I noticed that there were lots of tiny holes all in the leaves. Upon further investigation, I identified several teeny tiny slugs buried among the base of the plants. If there is anything that makes me mad, it's freakin' slugs eating my plants! (okay, it's up there with mice eating my plants. Oh and ants eating my plants too).
Anyway, after a quick search on my fave garden blogs, I saw two (organic) methods I could try. The first method is to hand pick out all the slugs you see and squash them (check) and the second one is to place eggshells around them- the rationale being that slugs don't like to crawl over jagged surfaces.
I'll let you know how out works out (and I always have the option of breaking out the slug bait, I'm not above that!)
2 comments:
The slugs and I wage war every year. This year I maybe one up on them. I was extra diligent during the winter with slug baiting. They haven't mowed down my lettuce yet so I'm hoping I've made a dent in population control. I've heard the eggshells work. Another one I've heard about is coffee grounds. Haven't tried either one. I have tried the beer traps and that works well. I also like to hunt for them and pour salt on them. *evil grin* I'm soooo gonna be reincarnated as a slug in another life!!
Hope this works. I always enjoy seeing what others use for organic pest control.
Gina
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