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keithrs
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Has anyone use Deadlines force II liquid slug concentrate?
no more water soluble snail killers?
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limuhead
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The Slug Fest I used came in a 2.5 gallon plastic jug and was about 200 bucks. The secret is to put molasses in it, then it kills them all. You are right, big time nasty stuff, had to suit up and still made me dizzy...
The alternative to really toxic chemicals is Diotomaceous Earth scattered
around on benches and floors. I have friends who have sprinkled it on the
tops of pots and watered just enough to get the powder into the potting
medium. It worked just fine, but it ain't pretty. DE is sold just about
everywhere as far as I know. Lowes has it.
Metaldehyde is very nasty stuff and illegal in some states.
around on benches and floors. I have friends who have sprinkled it on the
tops of pots and watered just enough to get the powder into the potting
medium. It worked just fine, but it ain't pretty. DE is sold just about
everywhere as far as I know. Lowes has it.
Metaldehyde is very nasty stuff and illegal in some states.
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Eric Muehlbauer
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Metaldehyde is disgusting, leaving dead slugs in a pool of slime. Iron phosphate kills them more slowly, but out of sight, and kills far more slugs. Diatomaceous earth never worked for me...I've seen slugs just slime their way over it as if it was nothing.
I am a very happy Iron phosphate user!
Scott Ware
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It sounds like the same product we use now. Just this morning I donned the tyvec bunny suit and respirator to apply 40 gallons of mixed solution in the greenhouse. Oddly, orchids grow so much better when the slugs don't get a chance to gnaw the green tips off the roots.
I love "bunny suit". Thank you for making me laugh. I can't get a tyvec
suit small enough for me, so I look rather strange anyway with the suit on...
add the frog mask and I'd scare the hell outta anybody who happened to
see me! The next time I have to suit up I think I keep saying bunny suit to myself to keep my sense of humor intact. Thank you Scott. btw, do you use a back pack for
spraying???? A back pack sort of adds the additional touch of elegance, yaknow.
suit small enough for me, so I look rather strange anyway with the suit on...
add the frog mask and I'd scare the hell outta anybody who happened to
see me! The next time I have to suit up I think I keep saying bunny suit to myself to keep my sense of humor intact. Thank you Scott. btw, do you use a back pack for
spraying???? A back pack sort of adds the additional touch of elegance, yaknow.
Scott Ware
Well-Known Member
In a "Ghost Busters" sort of way, I suppose! I have to tie something around the ankles or the footies start doing things on their own. It's a great invention -take it out of the sealed pouch, wear it once, and then wad it into a plastic bag and put it in the trash.
I use a 50 gallon Dramm tank sprayer on a cart with a 150 ft hose. Got it for a steal at the Farwest show in Portland a couple years ago. It's really great for applying drenches as well as normal spray applications.
I use a 50 gallon Dramm tank sprayer on a cart with a 150 ft hose. Got it for a steal at the Farwest show in Portland a couple years ago. It's really great for applying drenches as well as normal spray applications.
I really like the idea of a sprayer on a cart that one doesn't have to lug
around. I have a Spot Shot for fertilizing my plants and I love that I can
roll it. Yeah, I have to bind the ankles as well...and the arms of the tyvec.
I use the back pack because I have a tree nursery and we have back packs
all over the place for spraying weeds around the trees. Might as well use
what we have handy.
around. I have a Spot Shot for fertilizing my plants and I love that I can
roll it. Yeah, I have to bind the ankles as well...and the arms of the tyvec.
I use the back pack because I have a tree nursery and we have back packs
all over the place for spraying weeds around the trees. Might as well use
what we have handy.
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goldenrose
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I'm soooo glad I don't have a problem with slugs, just couldn't use the product choices talked about here. Has any one tried lava rock as a mulch around the base of the plant? It comes in 2 different sizes that I'm aware of, the rough surface the slugs don't like, suppose to be a better deterrent than DE and permanent, no need to reapply!
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keithrs
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Doesn't work... Slugs just hide I those holes that lava has.
I pulled a plant today that had rotted underneath a bigger one, so I missed saving it. when I unpotted it I found at least 10 snails chomping on various parts. 
Trithor
Chico (..... the clown)
How do you get a snail epidemic in a NY city apartment ?
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goldenrose
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:clap::rollhappy::clap::rollhappy::clap:
They came in inside potted plants and the cats ignore them.
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keithrs
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I pulled a plant today that had rotted underneath a bigger one, so I missed saving it. when I unpotted it I found at least 10 snails chomping on various parts.
Everyone's invited to Erics tonight for escargot.
chrismende
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OK. I use Sluggo and just tolerate the mold. I just scratch it apart when it looks ugly. It does work! We usually accidentally dump too much on spots. If not for that human error, the individual little pellets don't look so bad molding away. I'd rather any day use something annoying but non-toxic!
I'm going to try some beer among the Masdevallias soon. I haven't tried that in a long time. And never in my greenhouse. I will report in if I catch some nasty creatures in the soup!
I'm going to try some beer among the Masdevallias soon. I haven't tried that in a long time. And never in my greenhouse. I will report in if I catch some nasty creatures in the soup!
