Ok, now that I'm itching all over, I'm not looking at any more slug pictures. Kill those things!

Yes, this works. They drown themselves. Salt will "dissolve" them, but it's kind of cruel and REALLY yucky and you have to go on a slug hunt and do one at a time. With the dish (make sure it's something you'll want to throw away) you can get many at one time.

diatomaceous earth spread liberally around the plants works well. there is also a powder i've bought (from Gardener's Supply--no affiliation just a satisfied customer over time) that is great. the problem is they eat the veggies and fruit destroying the crop. I also use the beer in a saucer but that is yucky to get rid of. makes me understnad why the French eat them--they're not worth much else and the ones I have are not nice like the escargots I've eaten in restaurants!

I too am looking for the "magic cure-all"!!!! :lol:

The individual hunt is an endless thought. While it may be proactive, it is far from showing progress. Believe me!!

Crabgrass and quackgrass are two totally different weeds. So not sure what the potential truth behind it is? Regardless, most of us work hard to eliminate, or at the best minimize it within our gardens.

About the other food alternatives being placed around .... think of all the other animals they will attract, before you put them in place! And I wonder, will we have drunken cats/dogs after they lap up the beer?

I'm sure there are some "wanted" plants that the snails don't like, ie are toxic or are just not desirable to their palate? Though I haven't figured that one out yet, I do know there are some of my perennials that do not seem to be affected.

As for the mulch .... agree it's probably our worse enemy and encourages the little beasties.

Help is on the way.

fill a gallon jug with

1/4 cup buttermilk

2 cups flour

and fill the rest with water

shake well

put in a spray bottle - shake and spray

Help is on the way.

fill a gallon jug with

1/4 cup buttermilk

2 cups flour

and fill the rest with water

shake well

put in a spray bottle - shake and spray

You will need to watch how much salt you use as it will kill the ground also

Go to Lowes gardening section and get a bag of diatemaceous earth, sprinkle it around the plants. It's a repellent, won't hurt anything else but will repel and sometimes kill the snails.

I think I read that if you put oatmeal around your garden that it expands when they eat it. You can also by products that kill them but I think oatmeal is cheaper. I have the same problem.

Cups of beer will attract them and they drown in it. I use a pet friendly slug/snail killer but it is rather expensive but much less than the vet bill we had one evening at emergency.