How to keep pests and slugs from eating my hostas
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Dianacirce70
on May 18, 2018
You can spray them with a mixture of garlic powder, Cayenne pepper powder and water with a couple drops of dish shop. I use about a tsp. of each garlic and Cayanne, shake will and spray. Get a quality spray bottle as the powders can clog up the spray nozzle. But this mix works wonders. I use it in my garden to keep bunnies and bugs from eating my produce. -
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Janet Pizaro
on May 18, 2018
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/hosta/hosta-pest-control.htm -
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Carolyn Wilkans
on May 18, 2018
I use crushed egg shells. Sprinkle them on and around your plants - slugs avoid them as they hurt :) Or fill a small cup half full with beer and "plant" it beside your plants. Slugs love beer and will go for a sip and not be able to get out. A spray water bottle with a hearty dash of tobasco sauce works too. Spray the leaves of your hostas and no slug will come near them :) -
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Marilyn
on May 18, 2018
Put gum balls, the tree kind, under the plant. The slugs don’t like walking? Oozing? Over them. -
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Melita Todd
on May 18, 2018
Crushed egg shells work good too -
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Amanda
on May 18, 2018
Hi Maxine. I put Epsom salt down around my hostas. You can also put a bowl of beer out at night. In the morning you should see slugs in it. Dump it and refill with beer. Do this for about a week and they should all be gone.- See 1 previous
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Maxine Crawford
on May 18, 2018
Thanks for the help...I'll try solution til i find one that works
Dianacirce70
on May 18, 2018
Janet Pizaro
on May 18, 2018
Carolyn Wilkans
on May 18, 2018
Marilyn
on May 18, 2018
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