[PLUG-TALK] making/faking cheap beer for slugs

John Jason Jordan johnxj at comcast.net
Thu Jun 7 15:20:04 UTC 2012


On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 23:56:51 -0700
Keith Lofstrom <keithl at gate.kl-ic.com> dijo:

>BTW, we also use copper strips, barriers, and other tricks. 
>No chickens, high voltage, or lasers yet.  

Portlanders love to complain about the slugs, but it's our own fault.
We provide them with abundant food sources not naturally available, and
remove most of the birds that normally eat them. 

As a long time vegetable gardener let me give you a tip: chicken poop.
My tomatoes regularly grow to taller than I am, and the chicken poop
seems to encourage flowers more than foliage.

I strongly recommend the chickens. Plus, you get people food from them. 



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