However, sometimes they will come out during the day in heavily shady areas. So I gave up on that method. Getting rid of slugs may feel like an impossible task, but it is doable. It might take some trial and error to find the best slug control products or methods that work for you. But your persistence will pay off, and your slug problem will eventually go away! I live and garden in Minneapolis, MN zone 4b. My green thumb comes from my parents, and I've been gardening most of my life. Read More My mother was an avid organic gardener.
When she had a problem with slugs, she would place one or more shallow tinfoil pie plates where the slugs congregated in the garden and fill them halfway with beer. In the morning, the pie plates would be full of dead slugs. Ugh, sorry to hear that your battle with slugs has not been working. I have found great success using the Sluggo product that I mentioned in the article, and then spraying beneficial nematodes at least once a year for longer term control.
I have used a product called NemaSlug, and this is a natural product which is dispersed in water and sprinkled on the ground. It works for me, and I hardly ever see any slugs now in my garden! Great to hear that nematodes have worked to help you control slugs in your garden! Thanks for sharing your experience and product recommendation. That is very helpful.
Amy, thanks for the post and for the comment replies. We recently purchased a home and I immediately started planting a small garden. I was shocked to see how quickly my young pepper plants and basil were being devoured.
Oh bummer, sorry to hear that the slugs decimated your plants. Hope the Sluggo helps, it has worked well in my garden. I grind up egg shells in a small coffee grinder used for only that purpose. Then sprinkle the ground up shells on the ground around your plants.
The ground shells will cut the slugs and either kill them or prevent them from crossing the barrier. The egg shells can also add calcium for plants like tomatoes that require it for proper fruit set. Awesome, thanks for sharing your favorite slug control method. I sprinkle mealie meal or cornmeal as it is called in some countries.
Slugs eat it and then die off. I have much less in my garden at the moment. But my garden is huge and I have to do the whole place. So far I have only been sprinkling the cornmeal in some of the beds. But I do see less slugs and less damage, so its working. I also collect and dry all my eggshells in the sun before crushing and use that around plants. The kids love to do the crushing part, I place all the shells in a plastic bag and they stomp on it to crush. Good to hear that the cornmeal slug control method has worked in your garden.
I tried using cornmeal in my garden last summer, and the slugs sure do love it. I could see them devouring it when I went out to check the garden at night. I just felt like I was feeding the slugs, LOL!
To be fair, I did only try it twice, so probably not long enough to make a huge difference. I have flagstone all around the area that is filled with hostas. I discovered that slugs love to hide under the stones, so it was a simple job to flip the stones one at a time and kill the slugs underneath. The flowers are looking good! I have tons of slugs and snails,aphids food for ladybug juveniles, lacewings and lizards sowbugs or pillbugs, termites, earwigs ants, etc, in my garden doing their work breaking down organic matter into rich soil.
None of my plants have any damage from them. Remember if using cornmeal unless organic you are supporting GMO corn growing.
Just feed your soil. I use diatomaceous earth,.. At least by giving it cornmeal, the animal dies with a last meal. Lets not feed them and let them starve to death.
Some people are too ridiculous. Click here to cancel reply. You must be logged in to post a comment. Contact UOG. Categorized as. San Diegan is raising Monarch butterflies in her backyard. Protecting Our Pollinators. A documentary film project about honey bees and migratory beekeepers. You can add some coffee ground to the soil around your plants. This will help deter the slugs from getting to your plants. You can create a barrier made up of sharp and prickly things to keep slugs away from your plants.
Slugs are slimy and soft, which makes it difficult or impossible for them to cross a sharp barrier. You can use thorny cuttings, pine needles, or even crushed eggshells to make a prickly barrier. Using empty eggshells might be the easiest way if you use eggs a lot in your kitchen.
Use small pieces of eggshells and put them next to plants, fruits, and vegetables to keep them safe. Another benefit of using eggshells is they will also enrich the soil with the calcium inside them. When slugs secrete mucus, it reacts with the copper metal and gives a small electric shock to the slugs. With so much dirt in your garden, you need to make sure the copper tape stays clean.
You can clean the copper tape with vinegar and that will help it from tarnishing. Method 4. Spray slugs with ammonia. You can create a slug killing spray by making a solution of ammonia and water.
Mix 1 part plain household ammonia with 6 parts water. Pour this into a spray bottle, and spritz it onto the slugs whenever you see them. Just be careful not to use it directly on the plants, as over time it might burn the leaves. Use iron phosphate pellets. These small slug-killing pellets can be found in garden centers, for spreading around your yard.
The slugs are attracted to them, but once consumed will cause their deaths within a week. This treatment is safe for most pets and edible plants, but it may still be a good idea to minimize use. Try metaldehyde. Metaldehyde is a common anti-slug treatment, but it has its limitations. Avoid "pellet" form metaldehyde, which can be mistaken for pet treats.
Use "granule" form instead. Store the metaldehyde somewhere dogs cannot get to it. Do not apply the treatment near edible plants. Spread the metaldehyde thinly, never in piles, which pets can mistake for food. Metaldehyde works best on warm, dry days, but cannot be used in sunlight. Apply underneath leaves in the evening before a warm weather forecast. Look for low-dose metaldehyde products with less environmental impact.
Did you know you can get premium answers for this article? Unlock premium answers by supporting wikiHow. Maggie Moran. Support wikiHow by unlocking this expert answer. Not Helpful 22 Helpful Can I use Sluggo pellets directly in my plant pots, or will this kill my plants?
Not Helpful 18 Helpful Not Helpful 23 Helpful Not Helpful 7 Helpful Not Helpful 12 Helpful Does Epsom salts work for slug control? I was told there is no salt in Epsom salts. Epsom salts reportedly work against slugs and as a fertilizer! Not Helpful 83 Helpful Use coarse sand because it is more harsh than fine sand and will create a better chance the slugs will be harmed. After putting salt on slugs they shrivel up, but in the morning they have disappeared. What's happened to them?
Slugs are mostly made up of water. Salt acts as a drying agent and absorbs the mucus that provides the coat of a slug very much like the mucus in the human nose almost immediately. The salt will continue to dry up the water-based mass of the slug quickly through a process called desiccation.
Not Helpful 31 Helpful Paprika will not do anything to slugs. Instead, try crushing fresh garlic and soaking it in water to produce a strong garlic spray. Then, spray the plants you want to protect. Snails and slugs hate this and will leave your plants alone. Not Helpful 82 Helpful Untreated straw mulch in every patch, used to build new soil creates moisture and darkness, in which slugs thrive and conquer.
You can also use concentrate called Monterey garden spray. It contains the natural spinosad. Monterey works slightly, but is better for cutworms and catepillars.
If you must, try Organic Sluggo. Not Helpful 29 Helpful Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Spray WD40 around bases of patio tubs about 2 or 3 inches up sides.
Will last a while even during rainy weather. Apply twice a year.
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