I have had my issues with slugs also and I feel for you!
I know it's kinda late to say but you should be checking on them more than once a month. SORRY I had to say it... There was nothing salvageable from all those plants?
:O I hope not! :/You must have done something horrible for your karma to hit you like that.
I have had my issues with slugs also and I feel for you!HTML:[/QUOTE] Nope they were totally chomped, just little stalks left in neat rows :( I had checked them a few times in the month they seemed to be going fine... until the slug invasion... [quote="Ilovebush, post: 9311204"]I feel your pain...coffee grinds around the base of the plant should take care of this...just sprinkle. If it ain't slugs...it will be something else. It's all about identifying the problem and finding the solution asap. We don't have all the answers...but if we keep an eye on them regularly, we can get that shit on lock. Another good all natural pesticide is water, crushed garlic, and hot peppers applied using a spray bottle around the base and even as a foliar application as crazy as it sounds.[/QUOTE] Thanks for the tips, I will forsure be using some anti-slug system next year! [quote="5150, post: 9312065"]I have slugs as well in early season. You have to just overgrow them. Grow them good size before putting them in the ground. Also try planting lettuce or beans close to your plants. I did beans this year and notice they love the beans. Don't even mess with my pot plants. In my veggie garden in the past I notice slugs love the lettuce as well. It's hard on them from seedlings. Nice 10" clone would have a chance is what I am saying. A good tip for killing slugs is laying boards around your plants. Lay them down the row and step on them. The slugs will hide under the board in the day time. Go out daily and flip the board and kill about 20 slugs. This only works if you can flip the board daily. Also look in the dirt under the board. The hide there as well. even bricks work well under your plants. Just lay them under your plants lightly. Slugs well hide under them for sure. After about a week no more slugs. With seedlings you may have to try a few things like poster above stated.[/QUOTE] This was the conclusion I came too. They gotta be much bigger before I put them into the wild or they just get owned by the local ecosystem... lessons learnt for next time I guess :( Thanks all for your replies, helped reduce the RAGE! ;)
First lesson I learned the hard way was on slugs. I always put Sluggo around immediately after planting. Reapply after heavy rains. Had some critter dig up a couple this year.
Yeah, i'd say I learnt the hard way also, 40 fem seeds wasted because I rushed them outside. Facepalm Next year will be different!
:O I hope not! :/ Nope they were totally chomped, just little stalks left in neat rowsI had checked them a few times in the month they seemed to be going fine... until the slug invasion... Thanks for the tips, I will forsure be using some anti-slug system next year! This was the conclusion I came too. They gotta be much bigger before I put them into the wild or they just get owned by the local ecosystem... lessons learnt for next time I guess
that really fucking sucks man, ive had it hapen to me with deer, luckily not feminized but still....the trick to outdoor is not putting them out when they are so small that aslug can kill them cuz if a slug can, anything can, a mostl ikkley will kill them, IMO plants shouldnt go outside until they are at least afoot tall, this discourages any small rodents from being able to take it out and once out for a week they usually get tiwce the size they were inside....im sorry to hear this and it sukcs but remember next time how ez it is from animals of alll kinds to get to ur girls especially when no one is around, good luck friend
Damn thats an excellent idea! Good thinking man, I will probably steal this idea for next year... if they cant reach the plants... they get none \o/ I'm trying to salvage the situation by cloning the shit out of a couple of plants i got indoors atm, hopefully I can get them cloned and out to my field in the next few weeks, but its gonna be a small harvest compared to what I was hoping for. Still, some is better than none right?View attachment 2732317View attachment 2732320this is how we deal with slugs in maine in a swamp tables in standing water and by the time they sex out it's too hot and dry for slug problems works every time lol...
we have been doing this for years and slugs don't swim so no problem and it keeps the bunny rabbitts away also which can be a nightmare real easy also on tables the extra water runs off no matter how hard it rains in june in maine plants can"t get hurt from a heavy rain.. lol.... safer all way round and ya plants will thrive doing that we use 5 gallon buckets under the table corner and then when dry put the plywood away and use the bucket for a plant
Not too late to try again THIS year.
i agree with this guy, i just started 100 seedling probably about 5 days ago, dont be scurred....they will be at least as big as 4 or 5 feet, still well worth it, i promise.
