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slugs and snails #9257 July 19th, 2003 at 03:41 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 South Carolina E esor105 OP Member
OP esor105 Member E Joined: Jun 2003 South Carolina	Help,I need a good way to get rid of these pests.I tried some pellets but the mess I got the next day was awful.Is there some way to keep them away? This S.C. rain is driving me nuts.

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Re: slugs and snails #9258 July 19th, 2003 at 08:03 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 California catlover The Cheetah!
catlover The Cheetah! Joined: Mar 2003 California	What kind of mess are you talking about? Mess of dead snails or mess from the pellets????? Do you have animals and/or young children? Catlover

Re: slugs and snails #9259 July 19th, 2003 at 10:24 PM
Joined: May 2003 Land of Lincoln (Illinois) B Bunny Member
Bunny Member B Joined: May 2003 Land of Lincoln (Illinois)	Lots of info on killing snails/slugs on this sight. You could do a search. What I've learned in a few short months on this sight, is that you could hunt them at night with a flashlight (but that seems slow going for me). Others said you can bury a bowl up to the rim and fill it with beer (they'll drown). Egg shells around the base of the plant (although that hasn't worked to well for me.) Coffee grounds around the base. Copper strips (they won't cross them, so don't trap them in your garden!). I transplanted two spirea bushes and killed about 20 slugs in doing so! Salt will kill them but will harm the garden. So, you've entered a subject that I'm sure will get a lot of responses! We all hate slugs!! --Bunny T.

Re: slugs and snails #9260 July 20th, 2003 at 06:46 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 in my garden F floweraddict Member
floweraddict Member F Joined: Jan 2003 in my garden	Being your neighbor, i know what u mean about the slugs. It's been raining almost everyday here... It's hard to keep the bait from washing away. I noticed that there are different baits out there, and some are supposed to be effective even if it does rain. U just got to keep at. "KILL" is the key word..... If u have a squirrel problem... u "kill" them. If u have a Japanese Beetle problem, U "kill" them.... If u have a ground hog problem, u "kill" them... If u have a slug problem, u "kill" them!!! Death is the only answer.... LOL! Just messing with u... Just don't kill catlover's cat...

Re: slugs and snails #9261 July 20th, 2003 at 08:40 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 California catlover The Cheetah!
catlover The Cheetah! Joined: Mar 2003 California	Watch out FlowerAddict, your stepping on sensitive ground now!!!!!!!! :p :p You can add GOPHERS to that kill wish list!!!! Wish you would call your squirrel back home, now he is uplifting all my moms ground drainpipe grates (or chewing a hole in them when he can't pop them off) and getting into the bucket of bird seed!!! Tricky son of a guns!!!! Catlover

Re: slugs and snails #9262 July 20th, 2003 at 02:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 in my garden F floweraddict Member
floweraddict Member F Joined: Jan 2003 in my garden	Would u believe i took a shot at #41 this morning and missed!!!!!!!!! How humiliating...

Re: slugs and snails #9263 July 20th, 2003 at 02:48 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y. weezie13 Compost Queen!
weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	The neighbor didn't yell ouch did they? BIG SMILE!!;~) Weezie

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