Hello Robin,
Please see photo of my Hosta, one of the plants that are the most prone to slug and snail attack. They have no holes. They are in pots as I believe also yours are. All I do is put the pot on a support as you can see from the photo. But around the base on which the pot stands I wind two wires, about half way up the support, spaced about a centimetre apart. One is copper and the other is galvanized (zinc covered) wire. They must not touch each other.
As Mr. Volta discovered many years ago when he invented the electric battery if you put zinc and coper in a solution, they will create a week electric current. When the slug or snail touches both wires with its wet slime, climbing towards your plants, they generate a week electric current that deters them. Once set up that is all you must do. On the photo you can see the brick support with the two wires at the bottom. The white tail is my cat not a Hosta. I hope that this helps. No poisons, no killings and all perfectly natural.Colin
On Sunday, 20 August 2023 at 18:21:22 CEST, Robert Parks via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
I have pretty good conditions for these pests, cool, humid, foggy. Current
primary predator is rats, although opossum, skunk, and racoon do
visit...and me. I have the commonest invasive slugs and snails.
In the greenhouse (critter proofed) I use slug bait to keep them down to a
dull roar, Plants that are absolutely irresistible to them get turfed out
if they also need to stay in the greenhouse. I try to protect seedlings.
Outside, there are fairly few large slugs, Pick and step is the usual
control method. Very few snails in the back yard, and pretty much none of
the big invasive one. In the front, fewer slugs and some snails...I find a
fair number of predated shells, and pick and toss (into traffic lanes) the
ones I find...they often climb well off the ground during the day to get
away from ground predation...where they can be easily picked off the
underside of leaves.
I keep meaning to try the saucer of beer thing.
Robert
cool and grey, no apparent effects from Hilary
On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 6:39 AM The Silent Seed via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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