Slugs

Good Morning!  Are your Hosta's & other perennials starting to look like the Hosta pictured to the left?  Then you have slugs and snails.  All the rain & cooler temperatures has the slugs & snails out in force eating everything!

There are several different ways to try and combat these slimy little pests.  I start by checking the soil under the leaves around the base of the plant.  Any slugs I find there I kill on the spot.  Diatomaceous Earth can be applied to the soil at the base of  your plants.  The snails & slugs can't crawl on it.   You can also try Ortho Slug Bait.  For the Earth chemically adverse gardener, crushed egg shells applied around the plant and shall bowls of beer can be put out in the garden. The slugs & snails are attracted to it, go in for a drink & drown.  "Attack pattern Delta, go now!"  Sorry, couldn't resist a good Star Wars quote!

Good Luck & Happy Gardening!