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Slugs in the radishes/1/2 eaten eggplant leaves

Hi all,
Now that the New Jersey floods and cool weather have subsided, I am happy to report that I went outside to inspect my flourishing garden (I have yellow flowers all over my tomatoe plants, yeah!).

However, when I just moving around the radish area...out crawled a slug! (only one). I have black plastic down, and he immediately moved back under it.

In another completely separate raised bed, I noticed that a few eggplants have been chomped on...but I couldn't see any bugs/pests/ anything...

Ideas? suggestions?

Thank you!
Marion

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Permalink Reply by Adele Michelsen z6/7 LI, NY on June 23, 2009 at 10:22pm

BEER! LOL!
Get a shallow dish with a lip, and put beer in it. The slugs will go after the beer. From what I hear, Sluggo works well too, and the people on here also say hard mulch like wood chips.
We found a box turtle and put him in my flower bed. He stuck around for a few days, and I haven't seen too many slugs or snails since. I wouldn't put him in the veggie garden for fear he'd eat the veggies as well as the slugs & snails.
Good Luck.

Permalink Reply by leeann suso z5b pa on June 23, 2009 at 10:55pm

leeann suso z5b pa said:

Iron Phosphate is sold under different brand names, one is slug magic. It's okay to use around vegetables up to the day of harvest and is non toxic to pets and wildlife if that is a concern. If your eggplants have tiny scattered holes in the leaves it may be flea beetles.

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