Egg shell savings should shred slimy slugs.
Pictured above is a year’s savings of egg shells, ready to repel those slimy slugs.
In truth, I don’t know how effective they are. Slugs dislike travelling over jagged edges – apparently. So I put some around my four remaining courgette seedlings (out of sixteen sown – sad face) and will check on their progress over the next few mornings.
So far the little feckers have nibbled all of my cabbages, finishing off two plants. One whole potato plant was devoured, while a number of my courgette seedings were gobbled up.
I had this crazy idea that maybe I would refrain from killing any slugs this year, but not any more, the gloves are off, the slugs are toast!
Here’s a tongue twister for ya…
Egg shell savings should shred slimy slugs.
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Little feckers!!!! Tee hee hee!
Name calling won’t solve the problem, I know, it’s just that they make me SO ANGRY!!! GRRRRR!!!
We use old coffee grounds to keep the slugs off. I guess a combination of that with the egg shells might help.
I’ll give it a try. I do have chimney soot around my cabbages along with the egg shells. But, it’s wet, I don’t think anything works in the wet.
I cannot sleep because I am so eager to know the result.
Same here, I’m exhausted so I am!
I can say it, but not very quickly. So sorry about the destructive slugs. I haven’t planted yet this year. We still have frost in May here in Pennsylvania aka Siberia!
Hi Russell, it’s still a bit cold here at night too. Summer is taking it’s time!
Dedication, persistence and hopefully many fruits of your labour! There can be few more hated creatures than slugs : )
If I have the same level of dedication and persistence as the slugs, I will prevail!
Ground egg shells are also very useful for adding to tomatoes as they are high in calcium. Slwoly dry in an oven first then crush to a powder and sprinkle ontop of the soil then water in. They love it!
Thanks for the tip. If I have any left over I’ll try it. It’s surprising how quickly a years’ supply of egg shells get used up.
Might also be worth asking at your local cafe. Imagine how many they get through in a day!