slug pellets

[pepsiandjac]

I have been buying seeds ready for when the weather breaks and hopefully i'll grow enough so that i don't have to buy any supermarket ready grown,but what are the safe alternatives to slug pellets and pesticides,last time i planted flowers there was nothing left by the morning

 

[Yvonne G]

I've never tried it, but I've heard you can put out a saucer of beer in the evening and the slugs will be dead by morning.

http://www.weekendgardener.net/how-to/snails-slugs.htm

 

[oscar]

I have been told that you can use copper wire and that will keep slugs and
snails away, might want to do a search to find out more

 

[pepsiandjac]

thanks for the replies,i'll try both of them and let you know the results,at worse i'll end up with happy slugs lol

 

[Holycow]

Go out at night with a flashlight and pick off the snails. Toss them in the trash and you are done.
At least that's how I do it.
--Jeff

 

[Angi]

Are slug pellets pioson or do the do something like salt does? I have been wondering myself what to do about some hibiscus plant that are getting munched on by snails and slugs.

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Are slug pellets pioson or do the do something like salt does? I have been wondering myself what to do about some hibiscus plant that are getting munched on by snails and slugs.

 

[cyan]

Yes, slug bait is poison. It's most toxic if inhaled but also by ingestion. We have treated many slug bait toxicities at the vet emergency hospital I work at. It only takes about a tablespoon to kill a 50 pound dog. I would not use it in an enclosure where any animal could get to it.

 

[Cowboy_Ken]

The beer in the pie pan works great. They get drunk and ran over by cars! No, they are attracted to it and then the alcohol dehydrates them.
Baits are , as mentioned poisonous. When I had animals that ate slugs I would only collect from very rural areas without human habitats anywhere around. The distance they travel is surprising indeed.