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In reply to the discussion: The garden is in and the bugs are already back. [View all]

handmade34

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4. possibly a more organic effective insecticide
Reply to Vinca (Reply #2)
Thu Jun 13, 2019, 09:23 AM
Jun 2019

is diatomaceous earth... sevin is toxic bad for the earth and our bodies

I use dried coffee grounds to keep slugs away from plants

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The garden is in and the bugs are already back. [View all] Vinca Jun 2019 OP
sevin dust rampartc Jun 2019 #1
Thanks. I had forgotten about that and I didn't see it at the garden store. Vinca Jun 2019 #2
I've heard that slugs love beer and some gardeners sink a few shallow bowls or Nay Jun 2019 #3
Last year I put a little yeast and sugar in water and got it fermenting, then put it in paper cups Vinca Jun 2019 #5
possibly a more organic effective insecticide handmade34 Jun 2019 #4
I'm looking for something powdery to sprinkle on leaves of things like cucumber and Vinca Jun 2019 #6
any powder--even flour NJCher Jun 2019 #7
Almost all insecticides kill all insects, including pollinators. Sevin is very bad. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #8
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