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Post by WillyCKH on Jul 21, 2017 14:04:41 GMT -5
Slugs usually are able to escape from VFT
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Post by Samskwatch on Jul 21, 2017 14:14:40 GMT -5
GRRRR!!!!!!!!! I hate slugs now. What about Neps. Could they kill them? Usually their peristome makes a kind of ledge that could possibly keep them from getting out???
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Post by Ray on Jul 21, 2017 15:27:24 GMT -5
For slugs all I did was raise the level of my pots, like put them on a table or so and salted the rim (duct tape is godly) . No more problems since. Also if you want a lot of bugs (flies mostly) to visit your plants, plant a flowering parsley herb and watch all the bugs come in. Before I planted it my Purp had clear water pitchers for about a month. After almost every pitcher now has Coppery brown colour water filled to the brim with dead bugs. (smells very much) Sadly now there is more flies than ever in my backyard and its annoying...no more backyard dinners.
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Post by shadow on Jul 22, 2017 6:19:10 GMT -5
Not sure if it's of any help with CP (maybe one of our resident chem guru's can chime in) but I've recently started using Epsom salts for slug control with my veggie and flower gardens, it's worked amazing there but pH is not an issue for those. Might be worth checking into at least?
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Post by lloyd on Jul 22, 2017 13:40:21 GMT -5
No Epsom salts for CP's.
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Post by WillyCKH on Jul 22, 2017 14:52:38 GMT -5
MgSO4 is a nono for CPs
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Post by Samskwatch on Jul 22, 2017 20:38:31 GMT -5
We are left with only one option... We have to breed the ultimate slug murderer CP!!! To the bat cave!!!
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Post by shadow on Jul 23, 2017 7:18:18 GMT -5
Thanks Llyod & Willy, I had searched for any mention of Epsom salts before posting but found no mention in regards to CP. Now I know
*heads back to the shadows
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Post by JeffSarr on Jul 23, 2017 11:40:12 GMT -5
I agree there is a ton of good info in this post! thanks everone for there input! I like the copper idea and will source some out, for now it's nightly checks with scissors, needle nose plyers, flashlight, salt and lighterfluid
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Post by lloyd on Jul 23, 2017 13:20:58 GMT -5
A quick squish is the most humane way. No point in needless suffering, even for slugs.
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Post by WillyCKH on Jul 23, 2017 15:37:24 GMT -5
I feed slugs to my pet Axolotl, She seems to love eating them. I guess it helps motivating me to hunt for slugs.
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Post by JeffSarr on Jul 23, 2017 20:11:28 GMT -5
I admit burning them alive is a bit harsh... I lost around 75% of my plants last year to birds and slugs so i am a little sensitive towards them...
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