By ge1836 | When the hosta "eyes" appear, I mix one part household ammonia with ten parts of water and pour this mixture around the eyes close to the plant. It doesn't hurt the plants, but it does dissolve the eggs that are laid around the roots.
It has reduced the slug population noticeably.
I also pour the ammonia solution directly on slugs that I see on the deck. Dissolves them right away.
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pardalinum said:Just did mine. Didn't want anything to happen to Captain Kirk . Slugs and snails all but rain from the sky around here.
fiwit said:
"Enjoy Washington weather -- ten million slugs can't be wrong!"
pardalinum said:Eugene OR has an annual Slug Festival complete with competition for a crowned queen. There is, of course, a well attended parade...