The fight against slugs should be regular and multifaceted, since only in this case the problem with pests will be solved.
Therefore, it is necessary to have in reserve effective methods of both prevention and direct control.
An expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh suggests paying attention to the seven most effective methods.
What do they consist of?
Train yourself to be tidy
Don't throw boards, grass scraps, or anything that could be used as a sun shelter on your property. This simple rule will significantly reduce the likelihood of slugs appearing on your property.
The Unexpected Property of Corn Flour
Housewives have increasingly begun to use this type of flour in the kitchen, but it has a very unexpected property: the product is deadly for slugs.
Therefore, you can leave corn flour in various containers: no slug will survive such a "meal".
Soda ash
This method has proven itself to be excellent: in just a couple of minutes you will destroy all the slugs you can find.
The pests are simply sprinkled with powder.
For row spacing and paths
It is important to sprinkle the specified places with a special composition. For this, it is recommended to take thirty grams of tobacco dust and slaked lime.
This will be enough to treat an area of one square meter.
Weeds
If you don't want pests (and not just slugs) to "run the show" in your garden, it's important to remove weeds immediately after they appear.
If you don’t do this, you will have to fight many insects later.
Pollination of vulnerable plants
Slugs are interested in specific plants, so they need to be treated periodically. The following method has proven itself well.
You will need to mix two glasses of ash with two spoons of hot pepper and salt. The last component can be replaced with mustard powder.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
