SLUGS COULD KILL YOU: NATURAL WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR SPRING GARDEN AND YOU
Slugs don’t seem all that threatening More like, disgusting! But they can wreak havoc on a spring garden. And, they can be a serious threat to your health. Really! And you just might have the problem of slugs if you notice leafy plants that have been nibbled on every morning. You might not see the slugs in action, but they just might be the culprit. They tend to like young plants (hello, Spring!) and literally have the capacity to eat their way thru your entire garden bed. So in summary, slugs can literally destroy your entire garden, and also have a chance of really compromising your health. So you just might want to know what to do to protect your garden, and yourself.
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PESTICIDES KILL SLUGS, BUT THEY ALSO DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT AND ARE DANGEROUS
And no, I’m not going to recommend some kind of chemical pesticide, which can damage the local environment, poison innocent animals, and you. But slugs aren’t going anywhere, and you can’t kill them all. They’re really efficient eaters, which means they’re omnivores. They literally eat anything. We’re talking fruit, most types of fungi, random debris and even the odd dead animal they find. But they really love lettuce and strawberries. If you grow either or both of those in your spring garden, slugs will come, if not at high speed, and not so much in the daytime.
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BESIDES EATING EVERYTHING, SLUGS ALSO CARRY A BUNCH OF DANGEROUS DISEASES
And, slugs can carry several pretty dangerous diseases, most notably rat lungworm. If you accidentally eat some slug in your lettuce salad, that could be a really bad thing. Rat lungworm is a parasite that can cause a brain infection, which untreated can cause seizures, a host of neurological issues, and even death. So, slugs can literally kill you. But if we’re not talking chemicals to protect you and your spring garden, what does that leave? A lot of options actually, and they’re all natural. You can choose some or a myriad of the following to grow in your garden as effective slugs deterrence.
GROW SOME, OR ALL OF THESE IN YOUR SPRING GARDEN TO KEEP HUNGRY, DISEASED SLUGS AWAY
Penstemon, Euphorbia, Cranesbill geraniums, Ajuga reptans, Foxglove, Astrantia, Alchemilla mollis, Japanese anemone, Astilbe, Hellebores, Lavender, Campanulal, Heuchera, Crocosmia, Cyclamen, Ferns Fuchsias, Nasturtiums, Hydrangeas
