Hello all, A can in the ground with the rim just at ground level filled with beer and covered with a dinner plate set on flat rocks about 1/2" above the rim works very well. Marc Rosenblum [Falls City, OR] On 8/20/2023 6:38 AM, The Silent Seed via pbs wrote: > Like Leigh, I use zero chemicals whatsoever here on the North Shore of > Massachusetts. This is very important to me, and should be, nationwide, at > least. > I do, however, have two fish that gulp down any that I find in the plant > house. > I, too, have heard that the beer in a plate trick does work. > Best, Jude > > On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 9:04 AM Leigh Blake via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> Good morning to all!! I haven't posted before...and I'm eighty miles >> inland from you, Robin...Regarding slugs...fortunately we don't have the >> "invasive" ones here in Trail...but we DO have the NATIVE Banana Slug which >> wanders through my wild garden...rarely damaging any of my rock plants...or >> natives. Bulbs have never been eaten by these monstrous guys ( >> hermephodites...) either,...I move them if they look like they might take >> an interest in something fragile...also have these beautiful RED SNAILS. I >> never poison our slugs or snails...too many lizards, snakes, and birds, >> butterflies, dragonflies and others that I love and need.. I've always >> heard that beer ( what a waste!) in a bowl attracted snails and slugs...is >> this true??? Happy gardening ... Leigh Blake, Trail >> >> On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 11:30 PM Marc Rosenblum via pbs < >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >>> Robin, >>> >>> I know that I am about 300 miles NNE of you; but your weather is likely >>> not much different. In January, we had 3 weeks of 65-72 F (18.3-22.2 >>> C) followed by a hard freeze. Many slug eggs deposited last fall were >>> killed by the freeze. Others which survived likely delayed 'hatching' >>> (if such language is appropriate for slugs). >>> >>> Marc Rosenblum [Falls City, OR] >>> >>> On 8/19/2023 11:14 AM, Robin Hansen via pbs wrote: >>>> While I saw very few slugs and snails this early spring through >>> mid-summer, >>>> as I'm potting up a lot right now, I'm finding baby slugs in and on the >>>> bottoms of pots which are watered regularly. An unusual situation >> because >>>> normally, I find a lot of adults in spring and early summer. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> My questions are about your experiences this year, perhaps as compared >> to >>>> last year, what species you have seen, which plants you find the most >>>> vulnerable, and what control methods you use. There are some of us a >> bit >>>> squeamish about disposal methods, so may I suggest only brief >>> descriptions >>>> of methods of attack without details, if that's possible??? Remember, >>> many >>>> of these little animals are imports so please distinguish between what >>> you >>>> know to be native slugs and their habits, and European or other slugs >> and >>>> their habits. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Methods change, the chemicals we are allowed to purchase changes and >> our >>>> gardens change. We may stop growing some vulnerable plants and find >>> others >>>> that work better. Please tell us about those also. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Robin Hansen >>>> >>>> 10 degrees warmer than last summer on the Oregon >>>> >>>> Southwest coast. Not a drop of rain since May >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> pbs mailing list >>>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >>>> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >>>> PBS Forum latest: >>> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >>> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >>> PBS Forum latest: >>> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…