Hi, could you please remove Roy Herold from this list? He passed away earlier this spring. thank you, Kate (his step daughter) On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 5:44 PM mark akimoff via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Hi Robin, > > For years I had a cat that would hunt snakes (our common garter snake), > along with the voles and moles and camas pocket gopher. Sadly Ginger the > cat passed away some years ago and I now have Sam the cat for biocontrol. > He however does not hunt snakes and this year I have had them everywhere > from the rock garden to the alpine house to the bulb house in good numbers. > I have also had the fewest slug issues ever this year. I know the garter > snake is also known as the gardener snake because it's so beneficial in the > control of not only slugs but many other pests as well. For what it is > worth, I think doing anything you can to attract snakes into the growing > area is very beneficial! > > Mark > > > On Sat, Aug 19, 2023 at 10:54 PM Robin Hansen via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> 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 https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…