This week
I find that I have a new garden pest to battle.
The slug has taken over my hosta garden.
My husband used an old gardener’s remedy by putting out a saucer of stale
beer mixed with yeast in center of the hostas . The slugs
are attracted to the yeast and will crawl into the small pool of beer. Once inside the dish of beer the slugs cannot
get out.
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| Hosta Leaf with Slug Damage |
Another
way to rid your garden of slugs is to spray your garden with a mixture of one
tablespoon of baking soda, one tablespoon of horticultural oil and one gallon
of water. Mix well and pour into a
garden sprayer. Spray the leaves, stems
and the garden bed early in the morning or late after; any time when the sun is
not intense.
View this video on how to make the beer slug and snail pest control for garden.
