Ladybug "problem"

Hey KHT, I understand that slugs are good when drizzled with a little garlic and melted butter. Might be a good alternative to chocolate if one isn't a chocoholic. Then add a nice glass of wine.........

Emlyn, you'd better make that a LOT of wine. And it should be consumed well in advance of the slugs, if they're masquerading as escargot (sans shells). Now my DH might try them - he's much more adventuresome than I am when it comes to food. He called me from Portugal once to tell me he had barnacles for dinner. Do ya'll know what the time difference is between Portugal and here???? From my sleepy state I was only able to recall that barnacles were a nuisance that has to be scraped off boats. I was underimpressed, to say the least.

Personally, I don't think I'm up for snails OR slugs on the menu. But I will tolerate snails in and around my pond. The same cannot be said for slugs - they are unwelcome anywhere and everywhere.

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You don't suppose they're planning a sneak attack, do you? We'd better be on our toes and alert just in case. It's been raining heavily here and I'm sure that the slugs will be out in force later on.....collection time!

I think I'm just about ready and well armed for the upcoming slug melee.

(Go_Vols, don't tell anyone, but I plan on inbibing in plenty of the vino before aforementioned slug battles begin.....I'll be the one hysterically laughing.)

Emlyn, me tell anyone? Shoot, no - in fact, let me know if I need to send some wine your way. Anybody willing to do battle with slugs should be properly armed........

Have to be honest here, I'm not a big vino fan...but if you have any warm spiced mead, I'm more than willing to take some off your hands. Warm and snookered during a slug fight is the only way to go! LOL!!

And thank you for not sharing my secret, go_vols! I would hate for it to get out. Don't want to give the other team an advantage, especially when one good sized stein of mead will have me on the ground in no time. Would prefer that they think it's strategy instead of not being able to stand up.

So would this be called a "slugfest"? I always thought that was something else......hmmmm.

Sorry Emlyn, no mead here, spiced or otherwise, (and no vino for that matter!) But I'll keep you in my thoughts, and rest assured, I'm sworn to secrecy. I think being on the ground will have it's advantages, given your foe.

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Ya know, last night before I drifted off to sleep, I started thinking about this slugfest (yes, I'm a gardening addict, for sure.)

And it dawned on me that mead is like beer, right? (This is showing my ignorance on beverages, for sure!) But I DO know that slugs really like beer. So all you have to do is SHARE your mead (ale/beer, whatever) with the slugs, and they'll be down for the count before you are!!!

It doesn't even have to be an even split - just pour a few ounces in a flat saucer, set it where the enemy has been spotted, and sit back and watch! With any luck, they'll be down for the count before you finish the rest of the bottle!

Emlyn if you were going for this obvious slug joke when you requested mead, I finally got it - I'm just a little slow on the uptake sometimes!!!

I couldn't bear to read about the slugs! I never used to notice them.... until I lived in Germany for 6 years. After a good rain you can't even go outside without "popping" as you walk... you'll only look down once to find out what your popping, then never again! If the sound of the popping don't make your stomache turn (it does mine!), then the sight will haunt you! The slugs (prior to popping) are about 6 inches long and 2 inches wide.... I'd rather be over run with biting ladybugs!

go_vols, actually mead is a sweet wine, made out of honey. It's kinda thick and goes down oh-so easy. It's good no matter how you have it, chilled, room temperature, warm/hot, spiced or not. It's also good over fruit like peaches and/or vanilla ice cream. I THINK that it's one of those wines that is considered a 'dessert' wine.

I had never had it before, and had only seen it at Renaissance (forgive the spelling, too lazy to grab the dictionary) Faires and mentioned in books, until my nephew insisted that I try some. Let me just say that after that first sip (not the mention the 500 after that), my husband had to almost carry me to the car. To this day dear nephew loves to tell everyone how he got his aunty smashed, especially since I don't normally drink.

Slugs and snails can have the beer, I'll take my mead.