The slugs have been so abundant this year, I decided this entry deserves a repost.
bane of my existence
Ok...well they may not be the actual bane of my existence, but they come very close! I can't tell you how frustrating it is to go out to the garden and find half eaten petunias, holey hosta and shredded zinnias. If you're having this problem the cause is probably a very slimy one...slugs! Nasty! Bleh!
Here's the scoop. Slugs are made up primarily of water and mucous (with a little bumpy skin thrown in). They thrive in moist conditions and are fairly nocturnal in their eating habits. They're gross and I despise them! Left uncontrolled, they can destroy your garden. I have had to replace many flowers already this year.
So what do you do? Annihilate them! Anyway you can. Be merciless! I know my gentle organic friends may take offense to my tactics but I spend way too much time and too much money to let some slimy creatures use my gardens as a free buffet.
How do you do it then?


I'm sure there are many, many other ways to control these disgusting creatures - I suggest Google.
Before I forget - they are tenacious and only need a moist surface to crawl over so check your window boxes and containers for them too. Sneaky, slimy, destructive, disgusting things.