GROW YOUR OWN GREEN ONIONS ALL YEAR ROUND
Cut your green onions off at the bulb leaving the root. Press them into a small pot of soil or a small glass of water, place them in a sunny window and watch them grow... they will keep producing each time you cut the leaf off.
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SLUGS?
The battle against slugs is one the gardener will never win. However, working with natural solutions, planting strategically, and encouraging wildlife, we can minimize the impact of the slug menace.
Beer. Yes, it really does work. It’s also the best non-personal way to confirm that overnight damage is due to the slimy beasts. Just don’t use the often-cited “stale beer”, which slugs like about as much as you and I do. Place commercial traps or old margarine tubs on top of the soil close to the damaged plants, wait until dusk and then fill them with the cheapest—but freshest—beer you can find. The next morning, they should be filled with dead drunken slugs. Dump this defeated debris nearby (where it will attract their cannibalistic pals) and repeat every evening.
*Did you know; slugs are hermaphrodite. They have both male and female sex organs! The slug can mate with itself if necessary, and both sexes can produce clusters of tiny pearl-like eggs.
Copper. Slugs get shocked when they touch this shiny metal. You can buy ready-made copper plant guards or just adorn your raised bed frames with copper flashing. Hot-glue rings of pennies around the tops of your containers. Drop captured slugs into a jar of pennies and watch ‘em spark!
*Useful tip; Don’t attempt to wash slug slime off your hands with water. Instead, rub them together and it soon turns into little balls that you can discard.
Salt on walk ways and patio's
If you see all lot of snail tracks on your walk ways , take some table salt & shake it on the walk way. The salt will kill the snails & slugs as they crawl in the salt. Give the walkway a light dusting , Don't use a big pile ,when it rains or you water the salt will get in the ground surrounding the walk way & to much salt in the soil will harm plants.
If you see all lot of snail tracks on your walk ways , take some table salt & shake it on the walk way. The salt will kill the snails & slugs as they crawl in the salt. Give the walkway a light dusting , Don't use a big pile ,when it rains or you water the salt will get in the ground surrounding the walk way & to much salt in the soil will harm plants.
