Next Contest... slugs and a rose bush.....

[Oldman]

OK Hab won the last little contest. I'm going to make this one a little harder.

While there are many methods to kill or control ground slugs, in the world of organic gardening there are a couple of methods that are well thought of.

Question #1 What "barrier" or "wrap" would you use to keep ground slugs off of your rose bush?
Question #2 Around your rose bush what beverage would you place that is a slug's choice of drink and how does it kill them?

Your answer must be organic.  (PS -- while salt will kill a slug it is a no - no as it will also kill the plant. So all answers must be of the type that does not harm a plant. Oh ya salt on foil is not the barrier! ;D)

This is the type of ground slug I'm talking about:


Question #1 is worth a Jerky 4 Rack Set.


Question #2 is worth a Sausage Rack .


Bonus Question: Earthworms at times I have referred to them as reverse eaters. Why? This is a tough question that you will not be able to "google" on. It will require much research, and as such its prize is your choice of:

Drying Rack


OR

Frigrack


Good luck....
Olds

[Oyènkwara]

Question #2 Around your rose bush what beverage would you place that is a slug's choice of drink and how does it kill them?

Now that would be beer. How it kill them...without google'in I would say it drowns them....(However I'm guessing that there is more to it than that  ;D)

Tom

[MWS]

question 1. Copper can be used as a barrier.

[Oldman]

Dang I got to come up with harder questions...  ;D

Tom:

Now that would be beer. How it kill them...without google'in I would say it drowns them....(However I'm guessing that there is more to it than that   ;D)

Yepper they drown. E-mail me your name address etc. and I will call Chez and see that your get your  Jerky 4 Rack Set

mws:

Copper can be used as a barrier.

Correct! E-mail me your name address etc. and I will call Chez and see that your get your  Sausage Rack.

Now anyone want to try for the bonus question?  In fact if someone can answer that question I will add a pack of 48 pucks~~!

[manxman]

Mmmmmm.......... earthworms eat decomposing vegetable matter and decaying animal matter for example, which although nutrient containing in itself is quite diluted. Earthworm castings contain all sorts of nutrients, partly due to the fact that earthworm also eat bacteria, fungi etc, in a more concentrated and varied form which is good for the soil so in essence what goes in is not as good as what comes out unlike most species where what goes in is considerably better than what comes out!! :-[

Best I could come up with after a few glasses of wine! ;D :-[

[MWS]

Thanks very much Olds. ;D

I've been an organic gardener for 15 years and have tried everything imaginable to fight off those pesky slimy beasts, including copper strips. Some things work, some don't, but organic solutions are always a better alternative to chemicals or insecticides IMHO.  ;D Thanks again. Cheers

[Oldman]

so in essence what goes in is not as good as what comes out

Correct! - Congrats. This is one reason why vermiculture (worm composting) is growing with organic gardeners.

fact that earthworm also eat bacteria, fungi etc

One of the things that it will eat are pathogens. I saw a study on this and it did not take the worms long to reduce the pathogens to a level of nil. It's funny in this country we use chemicals to control soil-born problems. In third world countries they us the worm.

Which rack do you want and which flavored puck?

E-mail to me your mailing address, and I will get with Chez.

[Oldman]

I've been an organic gardener for 15 years

Ha ha ha... I should have known!


BTW you are welcome~~!
Olds

[Habanero Smoker]

Oh well! This will teach me not to spend my Sundays at a RibFest in the future.

I may have not been a winner, but damn am I full. 8)

[Oyènkwara]

I would also like to thank you for your generosity!  ;D

I should also add, like MWS, I too have been gardening for many years. I try to keep everything as organic as possible. I don't really have much of a problem with slugs (that I'm aware of) but am constantly battling the Japanese Beatles! This year's interesting challenge has been keeping my grapes free of fungus problems.

Anyway...Thanks again!

Tom

[manxman]

Thank you not only for your generosity but also for providing me with some fun on a wet, windy and miserable day here on this side of the pond.

You really are a star Raye! ;D

[asa]

Rats!!! I finally knew the answer to one of these, and was 6 hours late in logging on. Seems I need to keep checkin' this here site every 15 minutes.