Slugs in the cabbages(as an example)

2 years ago

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How can I deal with slugs that have taken up room and board in my cabbages?

If I scatter ferric phosphate pellets this will be very successful at killing new intruders but I doubt that my present boarders will vacate their quarters whilst they have everything they need in the short term.

I can peel back the outer leaves and give them the old heave ho but might there be a more convenient method?

What about spraying the plants with salty water or similar?

Is that a goer or am I just going to damage the plants or make them pretty unpalatable (ie with fairy liquid)?

Once the slugs have got inside the leaves is it just a matter of harvesting the plant quite soon?

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vgkg Z-7 Va
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
My cabbages almost always have a few small slugs lurking in-between the loose outer leaves down near the stalk. They have never moved into a forming hard head or taken up shop inside there. If you have a huge case of slugs then perhaps a strong stream of water with a hose applied between the loose lower leaves would flush them out? Your salty water solution may work too as a follow up to flushing most of them out with a hose first. Salty water applied with a mister to the lower outer loose leaves only?

eta, as for harvesting, if the heads are hard to the touch (not spongy) then it may be time.
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
2 years ago
Those iron phosphate pellets work very well on all kinds of molluscs, IMPE, whether they're inside the leaves or not.
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