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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: m1ckz on January 01, 2016, 16:41

Title: salt
Post by: m1ckz on January 01, 2016, 16:41

ok so slugs hate salt..will a sprinkling of salt hurt the soil..it would sure get rid of slugs

Title: Re: salt
Post by: mumofstig on January 01, 2016, 16:45

Try just to sprinkle the slugs -not the soil.

A little doesn't hurt but if you're heavy handed it's not good!

Title: Re: salt
Post by: Trikidiki on January 02, 2016, 21:32

...unless you're growing asparagus which quite likes it.

Title: Re: salt
Post by: oldgrunge on January 03, 2016, 20:38

Sprayed some caterpillar infested cabbage with salt water once, it got rid of the pests and the cabbages thrived. I believe cabbages in their natural state are a coastal plant.