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Natural, Organic, Non Toxic Slug Control

Garden slugs are a very common pest for gardeners all over the world, particularly in the Pacific Northwest and Europe. Slugs thrive in these areas because of the moist environments and ample supply of garden food to munch on.
Before considering chemicals or pestidices, many gardeners look for natural slug control solutions. Many of the commercial slug [...]

What Do Slugs Eat

Slugs are a very common garden pest throughout many parts of the world, especially North America and Europe.
Slugs will eat almost anything you can grow in your garden. They primary targets are soft-leaved plants and berries. Here is a list of the most common plants that slugs eat:

Hostas
Corn
Lettuce
Beats
Strawberries
Artichoke bushes
Raspberry bushes
And much more…

And, of course, slugs [...]

Egg Shells for Slug Control

Using eggs shells is a commonly suggested, natural solution for garden slug control. The suggested advice is to crush the shells into small, jagged pieces and sprinkle them around your garden to create an egg shell barrier.
Slugs have very soft bodies and will hesitate to cross an egg shell barrier because of the threat the sharp [...]

Diatomaceous Earth Slug Control

Diatomaceous earth is a fine powder that is commonly suggested as a method of slug control. It is made up of the sharp, jagged remains of tiny sea creatures and it works by lacerating the soft bodies of slugs as they crawl over it, causing them to dehydrate and die.
The effectiveness of using diamataceous earth [...]