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poodlelady Palo Alto, CA Oct 26, 2008

How can I get rid of slugs and snails organically?

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nancy6 Warner Robins, GA(Zone 8b) Oct 26, 2008

I USED PAVERS SAND AND SEA SALT HALF AND HAVE. WITHEN A WEEK GONE AND WE HAD A EXTREME AMOUNT OF THEM

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 26, 2008

There are products that contain iron phosphate, those are fairly safe. I'm not positive if they're OMRI certified, but you could certainly use them in the spirit of organic gardening. Sluggo is one brand but there are others--just look at the front of the package, it'll list what the active ingredient is. Or you can put copper barriers around your plants, they won't cross copper (just make sure all of them are outside the barrier first, otherwise you're trapping them in next to your plants). Salt can work too, but you have to be careful of it in garden beds since too much salt is bad for your plants so personally I'd go for the Sluggo instead.

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