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  • From: "J. Hobbs" <hobbsj@efn.org>
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: slugs
  • Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 12:23:22 +0100


And yet another idea for slug control:

Instead of buying beer this recipe works great:

1T.molasses, 3T. cornmeal, 1/2c.flour, 1/2c. water, 1/2 T.yeast
Remember to keep covered when it rains

J.

>On 06/08/00, "Rick Ostrander <rickostrander@yahoo.com>" wrote:
>> A shallow pan of cheap beer. They're drunks. They
>> drown.
>> Save some beer for yourself to celebrate the demise of
>> the slugs. Don't drive.
>>
>> Rick
>>
>
>This is exactly what I do and it's worked better than anything else I've
>tried, I don't have ducks. I use a pie pan, the slugs can get in, but they
>don't get out. I do make my husband dig a small hole and bury them,
>though.
>
>Blessings,
>Ava
>
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  • Re: slugs, Rick Ostrander, 06/08/2000
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    • Re: slugs, Ava Devenport, 06/09/2000
    • Re: slugs, J. Hobbs, 06/09/2000

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