Killer of Slugs

Wow, it worked!!

I have this veggie garden growing in the back yard, and... I must say... by the height of my tomatoes and the spread of the zucchini and yellow squash, it's a pretty healthy garden! However, I've seen some evidence of slugs recently. Since this is basically year numero-uno of my garden, I'm not about to let some slugs eat the veggies of my labor.

So. I took the advice that I've heard many times in the past: Get a few pie tins, put beer in them, and place them in/near the garden. I placed one on each side of the planter box, and one in the middle of the veggies.... One of the plates outside of the box has a huge slug, and let me repeat - it is HUGE!!! A big fatty - DEAD! I think there might be a tiny slug in the tin that is IN the garden, but it was still fairly dark out and I didn't have my glasses on, so I need to go back out and check again.

Anyway... it really works! So go out, buy some cheap pie tins and some cheap beer (this fatty slug preferred Coors Light) that you can't imagine actually drinking yourself, fill up the pie tin (I used one small can o'beer for this particular tin), and wait.... or.... go to bed like I did, and check in the morning!

Yay!