Hi Elizabeth! Sorry to hear that. I have the same problem. I havent gotten any beer, so yesterday (since it was raining & I couldnt do anything outside) I sat on my back porch cutting up old nursery pots, used the ones that were old and getting brittle or were already broken, and I made collars for all of my brugs as well as my veggies. I put them around the plants today. I started saving the dryer lint, and tomorrow I will start putting that as well as the fur from the dogs inside & around the collars. The collars will prevent the caterpillars from climbing up, and the lint and fur will deter the slugs, they get all caught up and can't slime over it supposedly. Then maybe I'll give em a dose of salt if I find em caught up in the morning, hehehe!! We'll see. Wont be pretty, but hey, gotta do whatchya gotta do. If the slugs manage to still get over the wall, and past the lint & fur, I plan on taking the collars and putting glue around the rim, then dipping in some sharp sand..that should stop them from getting over the edge. Can you tell I have been busy plotting against slugs? lol.

Daniella

Lol, you can use pine cones or those spikey gum balls around the base of the plants as well.

Can we use the Diam. Earth used in the pool filters to put around the Brugs to keep the slugs at bay? Gloria

I have way more problems with baby slugs then the big suckers. Maybe it's easier for the little ones to climb the plants? I use diatomaceous earth for slug control but not the kind that's used in pool filters. I now use the kind that's specifically made for insect control. I used to save the DE whenever our pool filter was changed but have been told by numerous sources that it shouldn't be used for insect control.
Karyn

Thanks everyoune. has anyone tried eggshells & do they work. now every time I go ouside I will watching & pick them off everytime I see them Elizabeth

I've mixed crushed eggshells into and on the soil and have never noticed any effect on slugs. Maybe if I used a lot more shells it might work??? If you try it let me know if it works.
Karyn

Use 10% ammonia solution to treat for these slimers- mix 1 part of ammonia (just plain ammonia) to 10 parts water- apply with sprayer, altho I don't do this on a sunny hot day. Spray the plant and the area around the plants, anywhere slugs and snails like to hide. The Ammonia is just a source of nitrogen for the brugs, at that dilution.

Down with all Slugs & snails!!!!

I found a green inch worm chowing down on one of mine today. He is gone to the the place worms go when they are squashed.

Kristy, the green inch worm is a tomato worm, you can hunt them when the sun goes down, or even at night with a flash light. In Texas you can dust your plant with self rising flour, and then watch them explode when the sun comes out. Barbra,