I officially hate slugs. As a kid I tried the medieval torture by salt on these tiny creatures and out grew it thinking it was cruel and unusual punishment. I have no idea why I thought that…everyone raise your Morton’s high and start shaking!
Why the anger you ask? Because they are devouring my tomato plants. They are attacking at night like Ninjas. In 36 hours, slugs and snails have some how managed to eat all the leaves and most of the stems off 15 plants. Don’t slugs move at an incredibly slow rate?! I think its like 1 foot every hour. So I did the math and I think there are approximately 75,000 snails and slugs hiding in the backyard. Woe is me I cry!
I have spread coffee grounds, ash from my fire place, and organic pellets that give them a slow death. Deep evil laugh. I will not go down without a fight!
Snails and Slugs – 1
SB – 0
Let the games begin…
SB
So THAT’S why there was no ash left in our fireplace this morning!!!
Comment by Stine — May 8, 2006 @ 3:41 pm
Have you tried Borax?
Comment by TLC — May 11, 2006 @ 4:21 am
TLC, isn’t that what you use to clean your guns? How deadly is the stuff? I’ll need 3 gallons shipped by next Tuesday.
Its go time for all out Snail War,
SB
Comment by SB — May 11, 2006 @ 1:58 pm
You could just go straigt for the guns. Shoot those slugs.
But no, I don’t clean my guns with Borax. Some people might, but not me. It’s very very cheap, and it works on roaches, so I think it might work on slugs. Time will tell.
Comment by TLC — May 12, 2006 @ 2:36 am