Use Cucumber and Aluminum to Deter Slugs and Grubs
To help prevent grubs and slugs from ruining your planting beds, place a few slices of cucumber in a small pie tin and place in the garden. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drives garden pests crazy and make them slither off!
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06/23/2010
My resident slugs ate the cucumber as well as the lettuce... Marg from England
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06/13/2010
But does it also drive away "good" insects, worms, etc?
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06/09/2010
It's worth a try, but I also tried leaving containers of beer and that one didn't work. I am tired of sprinkling those pellets around the plants, though.
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06/09/2010
Sandpaper Collars to Deter Slugs