SLUGS all over my cucumber plants!!!

hippygrassgirl · Sat May 30, 2009 2:59 pm

slugs on my cucumber plants, how to get rid of them? salt is to harsh!

hippygrassgirl · Sat May 30, 2009 3:12 pm

Beer!!!! that was easy, dam I feel bad for the ones I salted!!!

Kisal · Sat May 30, 2009 3:24 pm

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.

Or else I just squash 'em. Sudden death is better than making them suffer.

N2H2o · Sun May 31, 2009 1:51 am

chickens love them

The Helpful Gardener · Sun May 31, 2009 1:39 pm

So do toads...not frogs, but toads...

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Salt is harsh, but effective...

HG