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hippygrassgirl
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SLUGS all over my cucumber plants!!!

anxs
Im a dirty girl......cause im always in my garden,lol!!
hippygrassgirl
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slugs on my cucumber plants, how to get rid of them? salt is to harsh!
Im a dirty girl......cause im always in my garden,lol!!
hippygrassgirl
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Beer!!!! that was easy, dam i feel bad for the ones i salted!!!
Im a dirty girl......cause im always in my garden,lol!!
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Kisal
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I agree with you. As much as I abhor the damage the little critters do to plants, I cannot bear to salt them. Beer is much friendlier, I think. :lol:

Or else I just squash 'em. Sudden death is better than making them suffer.
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chickens love them
Been gardening all my life and cant get enough of it.
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So do toads...not frogs, but toads...

Cynthia just mad a great post [url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15190]here[/url]...

Try using the Search bar: if you typed in [url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/gsearch_result.php?cx=partner-pub-5070231769909047%3Aflz8arcctdh&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=slugs&sa=Search#1241]slugs[/url], well just look at all the stuff! HOURS of reading... :shock:

Salt is harsh, but effective... :twisted:

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