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Post by shoshannah on Jul 26, 2016 11:39:05 GMT -5
atash gave me another idea to try to entice the slugs. Slugs are attracted to yeast ferments.
So far the slugs have preferred the sourdough mixture over yeast, honey/sugar/water. Though it also got a fair share of slugs.
The sourdough mixture gets hard and has to be changed more often then the honey yeast mixture.
But the sourdough mixture gets a larger amount of slugs. The honey mead mixture loses effectiveness after a few days.
So far they they are preferring wild yeasts over domesticated bread yeast.
Today I'm experimenting with a raisin, honey and water mixture.
Not sure if it needs some time to ferment. Yesterday (early AM, cool, still shady) I mixed up a fresh batch of the honey yeast mixture and it captured 4 slugs in less than 10 min. after setting out.
I'll check it tomorrow. I could ferment the raisin mixture first and then put outside.
I couldn't wait so I checked it about 2 hrs later and it had 2 tiny slugs.
Susan
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Post by shoshannah on Jul 28, 2016 21:17:45 GMT -5
odor of fermented sugar ext100.wsu.edu/gardentips/category/slugs/"By the way, there is no reason to waste good beer or ale on your garden slugs. The slugs are not beer connoisseurs, they’re simple attracted to the odor of fermented sugar. You can make a mixture of one tablespoon of yeast, one tablespoon of flour, one tablespoon of sugar, and one cup water. It will ferment and attract the slugs just like beer does." Who knew that slugs had a sweet tooth. You don't have to add flour or yeast to be effective. But it does need a fermentable source of sugar. The sourdough starter, the wild yeasts feed on the sugars in the flour. Bottoms up! |
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Post by richardw on Aug 2, 2016 0:49:33 GMT -5
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Post by shoshannah on Aug 3, 2016 14:22:31 GMT -5
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Post by shoshannah on Aug 13, 2016 15:20:46 GMT -5
Do slug eggs stay dormant in the soil until rain or watering revives them? 2 leaves were chewed on so I set out a slug trap.
Yesterday I trapped about 16 baby slugs in about an hour before the sun got high. I've never had troubles with pots set on the table.
Day before I had smashed what I thought was a worm from another pot I recently planted in. I'm assuming slug eggs were in that pots soil.
No more slugs this morning so I'm hoping I got the whole clutch of eggs. The birds like the soused slugs, the slugs always disappear.
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Post by steev on Aug 14, 2016 20:34:41 GMT -5
The snail "caviar" movement is slowly getting up to speed (yuk, yuk); I wonder whether slug "caviar" is much the same.
The mascot of U C Santa Cruz is the Banana slug; I think they've had festivities which may have included food that incorporated them; I thought about it, until I realized how fond Banana slugs are of fresh dog-poo.
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Post by shoshannah on Aug 15, 2016 15:29:57 GMT -5
The only slug eggs I've seen were on a pot that went anaerobic because someone forgot to drill holes in the bottom.
So for those who are keen to harvest slug eggs maybe try anaerobic soil.
I've never done well fishing with egg clusters but maybe the fish would go for slug eggs.
Has anyone used the slugs for fish bait?
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Post by shoshannah on Aug 29, 2016 22:33:19 GMT -5
With the summer heat I haven't had any slugs on my veggies, Out in the flower garden I saw a big brown slug with a yellow belly eating on a tiger lily.
I placed it into a slug trap and it sank down in the brew. I checked it later and it was out of the water onto the side of the bottle.
I poured him out and tried to do him in with my trowel. By the time I got him done in I was feeling sick to my stomach.
Why couldn't he just stay in the brew and drown like the other slugs???
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Post by shoshannah on Oct 6, 2016 14:46:52 GMT -5
The slugs are back. A weeks worth of slugs captured with a bit of honey and raisins. Most are from the last 2 days.  Hopefully the wasps are still around to feast. The slugs have always disappeared. |
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Post by philagardener on Oct 6, 2016 16:20:46 GMT -5
Whew! For a minute, looked like stir-fry!
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