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temporal1
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by temporal1 » Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:40 pm
http://forum.mennonet.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1244
i’m enjoying these 2 groups. i “follow” and read. lots of ideas.
one raised gardening bed idea to help keep critters out is to plant upside-down inexpensive forks-knives around the plants, or bed perimeter.
i have not tried it. but, it might work.
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temporal1
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by temporal1 » Tue Oct 09, 2018 3:53 pm
SLUGS
my daughter has a problem with “something” eating her plants at her front doorstep.
we suspected slugs.
i’ve read, slugs like beer. we bought some beer. expensive.
i filled a small, shallow dish with it, put it out. about 4” diameter, 1” deep.
overnight, three 2” slugs drowned.
hope it does the trick.
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gcdonner
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by gcdonner » Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:28 pm
temporal1 wrote: SLUGS
my daughter has a problem with “something” eating her plants at her front doorstep.
we suspected slugs.
i’ve read, slugs like beer. we bought some beer. expensive.
i filled a small, shallow dish with it, put it out. about 4” diameter, 1” deep.
overnight, three 2” slugs drowned.
hope it does the trick.
What trick are you trying to do? I thought you were waging war?
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temporal1
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by temporal1 » Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:38 am
gcdonner wrote: temporal1 wrote: SLUGS
my daughter has a problem with “something” eating her plants at her front doorstep.
we suspected slugs.
i’ve read, slugs like beer. we bought some beer. expensive.
i filled a small, shallow dish with it, put it out. about 4” diameter, 1” deep.
overnight, three 2” slugs drowned.
hope it does the trick.
What trick are you trying to do? I thought you were waging war?
i put out fresh beer last night. wonder if we’ll have visitors?
“kill them with kindness?”
PDT here, still early+dark. or, i would have checked.
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MaxPC
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by MaxPC » Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:48 am
temporal1 wrote: gcdonner wrote: temporal1 wrote: SLUGS
my daughter has a problem with “something” eating her plants at her front doorstep.
we suspected slugs.
i’ve read, slugs like beer. we bought some beer. expensive.
i filled a small, shallow dish with it, put it out. about 4” diameter, 1” deep.
overnight, three 2” slugs drowned.
hope it does the trick.
What trick are you trying to do? I thought you were waging war?
i put out fresh beer last night. wonder if we’ll have visitors?
“kill them with kindness?”
PDT here, still early+dark. or, i would have checked.
Beer works. So does diatomaceous earth which is nontoxic. Salt too.
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ohio jones
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by ohio jones » Wed Oct 10, 2018 10:57 am
temporal1 wrote: i put out fresh beer last night. wonder if we’ll have visitors?
Ah yes, the ultimate Mennonite ethical dilemma:
Free beer .
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temporal1
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by temporal1 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 1:33 pm
ohio jones wrote: temporal1 wrote: i put out fresh beer last night. wonder if we’ll have visitors?
Ah yes, the ultimate Mennonite ethical dilemma:
Free beer .
originally, i looked for 1 single can of beer. it seemed so expensive.
my daughter came home with a 6-pack.
we don’t drink it. it takes up valuable frig space.
she said, “it was the same price as a single.”
i’m looking at recipes for beer cheese soup, sauce, dips .. soaking brats .. there may be a bread recipe?? .. anyway. you get the picture.
30 Beer Recipes
https://www.foodnetwork.ca/comfort-food ... with-beer/
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RZehr
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by RZehr » Thu Oct 11, 2018 1:53 pm
You’re asking on a Mennonite forum what you should do with beer?
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temporal1
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by temporal1 » Thu Oct 11, 2018 1:56 pm
RZehr wrote: You’re asking on a Mennonite forum what you should do with beer?
not really.
i began by saying i’m using beer to mitigate SLUGS in the garden.
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