Hi all Can't remember if I posted this but sawdust is also a good way to stop slugs and snails getting to your plants. Simply put a barrier about 150mm (6") wide around the plants. Apparently its not a good surface for sliming on. Only thing to watch is sawdust can pull nitrogen out of the soil, so you need to keep this up too. Have a good one Dale > -----Original Message----- > From: Pieters, Rob (NL01) [SMTP:Rob.Pieters@Netherlands.honeywell.com] > Sent: Tuesday, 14 July 1998 21:23 > To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com > Subject: [CH] Slugs & Snails > > Dear chili growers, > > I've seen a lot of mails going around regarding slugs and other > crawling > things attacking our dearest hot suppliers. > Have to admit that I haven't read all mail on this item so I don't > know > if the option below is mentioned yet..... > > We use cocoa-bean shells, just put a 2-3 cm thick layer of shells > around > your plant ( or in the pot) or on the entire garden soil. > Slugs just hate's them, there to sharp to crawl over, and they bring > you > more benefit than only protection of slugs, it also helps to prevent > the > soil to dry-up to quick, keeps the weeds away and it is very effective > > against cat's > > We buy it at our local greenhouse for about $ 7,50 /50 liters, not > cheap > put very good, not poisoning or killing anything and after a year or > two > it will start to become a natural manure..... > > Hopes my contribution can be of any help > > Hot regards > Rob