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What to do if slugs have appeared under the mulch: 3 ways to solve the problem
03.05.2023 08:59
Slugs only seem like clumsy oafs. When it comes to spoiling the harvest, summer residents just gasp and can't keep up with these pests.
The most unpleasant thing is that these gastropod parasites can settle anywhere, even under a layer of mulch, where they will feel comfortable and safe.
In advanced cases, summer residents are saved by diatomite. They say that after it, slugs do not crawl to the beds at all. But this is not a cheap option. We will tell you how to get rid of parasites using folk methods.
Option one
The simplest thing that can come to mind in this case is mustard powder. Mustard has never harmed crops and soil. By the way, such solutions are not to the liking of a whole galaxy of garden pests. Slugs will not like them either.
Option two
You need to take one liter of water and add 30-35 ml of ammonia.
It is advisable to carry out the treatment in the evening, this is the time when slugs crawl out onto the beds. This way you can save the cabbage harvest and flowers in the flower beds - hostas, for example. Ammonia does not harm the plants, and slugs die from it.
Option three
Gardeners recommend using cat litter just as successfully as garden diatomite, but not wood. They say that the effect of its use is the same, but the cost is lower. It is used to fence the perimeter of beds.
