Slugs on Tomatillos

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txsdar Harper, TX(Zone 8a) May 28, 2006

I have some beige with yellow ( heads or tails) slugs on my tomatillo plants. I have tried a garlic soap spray this am but am not sure if it is working. Picked them off by hand(Yuck)and put them in my buried tuna cans with a yeast mixture in it. Other bugs are being caught by the yeast mix but not the slugs. Anyone out there have a organic spray cure. Thanks Txdar

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May 28, 2006

go to I assalted the slugs thread , i has similar problems with slugs and peas. Everone had great ideas, and we are still searching for more. have you tried beer? salt?ceynne?
good luck
sue

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tombaak High Desert, NV(Zone 5a) May 28, 2006

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/607302/

Good Luck!

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willis_mckenna Lombard, IL(Zone 5b) May 30, 2006

I like the beer and oranges post in the link. Sounds like a Hefenweiser to me. My tomatillos grow so fast that I could probably breed slugs on them without noticing. You can also try diatomacious earth sprinkled around the base of the plants. You need to reapply after rains I believe.

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jsels York, ME Jun 26, 2006

I have a major slug problem here and I've been using SLUGGO, which is safe for plants and animals. It needs to be spread every couple of weeks, after a good rain and it does the trick. The slugs here have been devouring my basil and I handpicked a few and put them in soapy water, but the SLUGGO really does the trick for the whole backyard as well as around the vegetable garden.

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Zen_Man Ottawa, KS(Zone 5b) Jun 27, 2006

Another vote for Sluggo from me.

MM

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WannaBgardener Duncan, BC(Zone 8b) Jul 12, 2006

Check out
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=51241&cat=2,51555&ap=2

It stops slugs from going in to your plant area and so all you have to do is to get rid of the ones there.

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