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Slugs and Vinegar . . . . Butch Ragland (Article source courtesy of Western New York Hosta Society) Our commercial business is mulch production for the retail and landscape industry so I use lots of mulch and it doesn't matter what you use for mulch. We've have not experienced any problem with slugs. At the first sign of slug damage I put straight vinegar in a hose-end sprayer, full strength, and spray all around the hosta and do that each time I see any indication of slugs. Slugs aren't attracted to mulch. They are attracted to a food source. If slugs come to the edge of a mulched bed and find nothing to eat, then on they go off merrily looking food. They will move until they find food, then look for a spot to get out of the sun under the food source. When they find your hosta, KILL the little buggers soon with vinegar. Vinegar will not kill or hurt your plants in any way. Its not necessary to be careful how you mix the vinegar. Spray 2 times per week until you cannot find fresh slug damage. I wouldn't use cedar mulch but have used about 4 inches of hardwood mulch on top of TC plants which causes them to come up late and miss late spring freezes. |
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