Get Rid Of Slugs In You Marijuana Garden

A single to double layer of several-inch-high slug tape placed at various diameters around the stalks works well. Setting open containers of beer into the soil around the plot (covered so water can't dilute the beer) also works well. Raised containers or beds that are isolated and high off the ground seem to attract fewer slugs than spots on the ground's surface. Copper surrounding the marijuana plot supposedly works well, but it is expensive. Using slug bait and slug tape is about 100% effective. More tips on how to fight slugs in a marijuana garden? If the marijuana crop is in a life-or-death situation, it is environmentally friendlier to place the bait in plastic cups sloping downward at the outskirts of the plot, rather than to leave it exposed to the rain. In this way the slugs go in and eat and are then poisoned. Some make it back out, some won't. The stuff must stay dry as long as possible because a little goes a long way, and handling less is always best. Reapplying a little Slug Death in the cups every 3 to 5 weeks is recommended to beat the nasty slug. Small slugs can be hard to find and may leave holes all over the marijuana plant, which causes weakening of the plant tissue, which results in slower growth. Rubbing the leaves may be necessary to find these slimy critters. Slugs are mainly spring feeders. They do their most damage in cool and wet spring conditions. Slugs and rain go hand in hand. They slow down in their movement and diet habits in the hot summer days. Slugs will eat your marijuana leaves and can consume a small marijuana plant within days. More about slugs in your marijuana garden on this link. slug-on-marijuana-plant