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 https://…