How to get rid of slugs destroyed all my petunias

Mkb26067072
by Mkb26067072
  6 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Jun 23, 2017

    They may be worms as well. Spray the plants and soil down with horticultural oil.If in the ground use crushed eggs shell and food grade diatomeous earth

  • Lynn Goins Lynn Goins on Jun 23, 2017

    Take a 28 oz can that has already been opened and contents eaten. I prefer peaches and pears because they are my favorite! Bury it so that the opening of the can is the only thing visible. Add beer....for some reason, slugs are beer drinkers. (That's why their middles are bigger than their ends...beer bellies...LOL!) The beer attracts them and they crawl in and drown. What a way to go! Good Luck!

  • Mary Ann Windsor Mary Ann Windsor on Jun 23, 2017

    Put out short sided containers of beer. Slugs love beer. They will climb in and drown. Cheers

  • Rebecca Edwards Rebecca Edwards on Jun 23, 2017

    I had the same problem with my Hosts. After I crushed a few egg shells and scattered them around the base of my plants, slugs started dying quickly! The egg shells cut into the slugs before they can reach my plants!!

  • 13526476 13526476 on Jun 23, 2017

    One more vote for beer in small cans or lids. One note: Egg shells and diathanthous earth (DE) can tear the bodies of beneficials.

  • William William on Jun 23, 2017

    Sink a few bowls or plates in the ground level with the surface. Fill the bowls/plates with (cheap) beer. The yeast attracts the slugs. They drink their fill and drown. Not their sorrows


    Anything you can make it uncomfortable for the slugs/snails to crawl on will deter them. A combination of solutions from everyone here should take care of them.


    Broken nutshells work in the same way as egg shells when getting rid of slugs. Break up the nutshells into small pieces, and create a protective barrier around your plants. Any slugs that come near your vegetables will soon turn the other way.


    Crushed egg shells work as a great home remedy of slugs. This is because slugs don’t like moving across sharp objects, although it isn’t not impossible for them to do, they just prefer not to. Break up the empty egg shells into small(ish) pieces and place around the flowers, plants, vegetables, and fruits you want to keep safe from slug damage.


    Ash and Cinders make a rough protective barrier, and the fine ash also acts as a desiccant that dries the slug out. Wood ash and cinders are preferable. Avoid direct contact with plants.


    Grit and Gravel. The sharp rasping edges of finely crushed ‘horticultural grit’ makes an excellent slug barrier. Coarser gravel is largely ineffective, other than for decorative purposes.


    Sandpaper. Cut rings of sandpaper and slip them round the stems of vulnerable plants.


    Sawdust makes a good coarse barrier around tender plants, also acting as a desiccant that dries the slug out. Hardwood sawdust is most effective, and some people recommend cedar or oak.


    Copper Rings or Discs. Solid copper rings/discs of various diameter, used to encircle single or small groups of plants to inflict a mild electric shock on the unsuspecting slug. Look for rings that clip together. These are easy to slip round established plant stems, or join together to form a larger barrier.