01-20-2009, 10:57 AM
Caffeine doesn't work! You need such a concentration of caffeine for it to work that you won't be able to use coffee grounds effectively. It is good to search more than one or two sites on a subject in order to find differing opinions. Sluggo brand slug bait/killer works great for slugs and snails (not so much the big Africans) and is OMRI listed.
Copper wiring and tubing I've found quite effective for my strawberries, however the thin copper tape sold at nurseries does not seem as effective. Yes copper sulfate and even diatomaceous earth work if you can keep it dry! I have had great success with trap crops in unison with bait/killer and just with trap crops with a seek and destroy approach. One other thing that seems to keep the buggers off my raised stands is a little sand paper wrapped around the legs.
Whatever you do, just be sure and treat your garden fresh produce with discretion and clean it 'fore ya eat it!
Copper wiring and tubing I've found quite effective for my strawberries, however the thin copper tape sold at nurseries does not seem as effective. Yes copper sulfate and even diatomaceous earth work if you can keep it dry! I have had great success with trap crops in unison with bait/killer and just with trap crops with a seek and destroy approach. One other thing that seems to keep the buggers off my raised stands is a little sand paper wrapped around the legs.
Whatever you do, just be sure and treat your garden fresh produce with discretion and clean it 'fore ya eat it!