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I hope he's OK now, Eric.
Congrats, Ray. My husband and I recently celebrated our 40th anniversary -- I had to go all the way to Colorado to find him (and he's from Michigan, also!).
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I hope he's OK now, Eric.
Congrats, Ray. My husband and I recently celebrated our 40th anniversary -- I had to go all the way to Colorado to find him (and he's from Michigan, also!).
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Eric Muehlbauer
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Thanks Dot...he's fine. I wasn't even worried...I told him to just relax, and that his chances of contracting it were nil...but he reported it to the hospital, and they followed protocol. He quit the meds a week early, they were so awful. No one should have to live taking those things. Fortunately, he realized, after talking to other Dr's, nearly all of whom had the same experience, that he had nothing to worry about.
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That is good!
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L I Jane
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Happy Anniversary to Ray & Dot!! We celebrated our 51st in July.
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You have us both beat! Congratulations!!! :clap:
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hhartung
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How did I erradicate all slugs and bush snails in my 900 m2 greenhouse>
1. I fired the guy who took care of my greenhouse when I observed him spreading snails on my plants.
2. Slugs and snails were in most of my plants and on the floor. So I had to trash about 1,000 catts because they were too much damaged. Than I started to replant the remaining catts into fresh, steamed medium when they were making new growhts and just started to make new roots. At this point you can cut off all roots and clean the rhizoma with a toothbrush to clean off the very small eggs from the slugs and bush snails that may be attached under the rhizoma and between what remained of the roots after cutting them off. After planting into the fresh medium you have to separate the plants so there is no contact between plants .... just in case you didn't get the last egg off.
3. At the same time I bought a couple of 25 kg bags of salt and covered the whole greenhouse floor with it. That killed all the slugs and snails and in six years now after that I never have seen a single slug or snail in my more than 6,000 plants.
4. My opinion is that this is a hard way to get them erradicated but I was tired of using the very expensive and plant damaging Mesurol and all the other things normally recommendet like beer, potato, salad etc. Now I also sleep much better because I don t have to check my plants every night with the flashlight.
Helmut
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1. I fired the guy who took care of my greenhouse when I observed him spreading snails on my plants.
2. Slugs and snails were in most of my plants and on the floor. So I had to trash about 1,000 catts because they were too much damaged. Than I started to replant the remaining catts into fresh, steamed medium when they were making new growhts and just started to make new roots. At this point you can cut off all roots and clean the rhizoma with a toothbrush to clean off the very small eggs from the slugs and bush snails that may be attached under the rhizoma and between what remained of the roots after cutting them off. After planting into the fresh medium you have to separate the plants so there is no contact between plants .... just in case you didn't get the last egg off.
3. At the same time I bought a couple of 25 kg bags of salt and covered the whole greenhouse floor with it. That killed all the slugs and snails and in six years now after that I never have seen a single slug or snail in my more than 6,000 plants.
4. My opinion is that this is a hard way to get them erradicated but I was tired of using the very expensive and plant damaging Mesurol and all the other things normally recommendet like beer, potato, salad etc. Now I also sleep much better because I don t have to check my plants every night with the flashlight.
Helmut
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For real? Someone was spreading snails on your plants?!
Salt. Interesting. It would probably kill any plant growth on the floor, also.
Salt. Interesting. It would probably kill any plant growth on the floor, also.
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Dido
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a kind I dont know killed an orchid outdoors too a few days ago.
was not thinking I need to refres the snail corn at this tiome of the year.
we had that night beofre around 4C
was not thinking I need to refres the snail corn at this tiome of the year.
we had that night beofre around 4C
I'm still seeing an occasional trail from the little bastards! 
Ryan Young
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I just found an interesting read on the use of caffeine at 2% solution, kills slugs and snails here:
http://ow.ly/rsdHi
http://ow.ly/rsdHi
Thanks, very educational. Oh Honey, make me a cup of coffee when you get a chance!
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I knew caffeine had to be good for something!
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Whew varied thread! Culinary, marriage, chemical warfare, sabotage and espionage, all in a few pages!
I have found that a mixed approach works best, provided it is on-going. I alternate between a few different brands of slug/sail bait on a regular basis, and an intermittent application of an aphicide (systemic, gets rid of snails, scale and mealy bugs) keeps the problem under control.
I have found that a mixed approach works best, provided it is on-going. I alternate between a few different brands of slug/sail bait on a regular basis, and an intermittent application of an aphicide (systemic, gets rid of snails, scale and mealy bugs) keeps the problem under control.
AdamD
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Do you think this approach would work for pillbugs (rolly pollies)? I thought they were gone but I found 4 this week, killed 3, but John Rambo is still out there munching on root tips after 3 attempted assassinations. I hope he doesn't have any friends lurking...
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Snails really love beer!!! When snails appeared at me I put many tiny cotton pieces impregnated with beer. Every morning I collected cotton pieces with drunken snails and replaced them to fresh ones. I did that while all of snails disappeared. I can take few weeks!
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ALToronto
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Probably the most common decomposing matter-eating insect in the world. I didn't think they ate root tips, just rotten organics. I have them on my living wall, and I don't try to eradicate them. I know they don't like sulfur spray; they run away pretty quickly from it.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=pill...cILSK2QX1-4HICg&ved=0CCsQsAQ&biw=1724&bih=926
Edit: they do eat root tips. Damn.
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Chico (..... the clown)
Aaahhhhh! Those little f@&#ers! They cause a lot of damage and are damn near impossible to get rid of. The only time I see some of them dead is after an aphicide drench. What I can assure you, is when they arrive, root tips disappear. They love to hide under stuff, which is one of the reasons why I lifted my polystyrene trays off the floor. I imagine they and roaches will be the only survivors of a nuclear incident.
AdamD
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They are great at hiding, and they're never gone. Thank god for clear pots. Now I can see the damage firsthand. Initially I had luck with snail and slug bait, but they are wise to that act. Also found out they can hold their breath for a ridiculous amount of time.
