Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Put your garden clothes in a bag, and have the hubbie exhale there instead
of around you. And Then do not wash them. (good luck with that! - JK)

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:31 PM, TGKP_Free4Me <tgkp_free4me@comcast.net>wrote:

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> I was reading this old post about getting rid of slugs, as they sometimes
> are a big problem in my garden, but there is no way I can go out at night
> to pick them, as I seem to be a mosquito magnet! My husband and brother are
> smokers, and mosquitos don't seem to bother them. I am not a smoker, and If
> I step out at night or early morning, they seem to flock to me. Sometimes
> even during the middle of the day, they are after me. I have tried that
> "Mosquito" plant, let me tell you, it doesn't work. I have tried the
> torches even with the "Mosquito" fuel, and it doesn't work. I hate to have
> to spray the Deet on me, and sometimes even with that, I get bit. I try and
> make sure there is no standing water in my yard, but I don't always have
> time to dump everything. Anyone have any other ideas on how to repel
> Mosquitos? Thanks.
>
> Teri P.
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> From: "CGP G" <charlysgardenplace@gmail.com>
> To: MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, July 5, 2013 11:08:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [MittleiderMethodGardening] Moss and slugs
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> Hi
> Using bread as an attractant works, for me, even better than beer. The
> only problem is having to go hand-collect them, dusk and later, aided by a
> flashlight. But bread is safe for pets, wildlife, and soil, (and I can
> safely feed slug-ingested bread to my ducks and chickens). Sluggo and beer
> get expensive, but the tradeoff for using bread is investing time. I count
> it as spending more time in the garden - it lets me see what's going on at
> night.
> One thought: collecting is easier with a strap-on head light to keep hands
> free.
> Happy hunting!
>
> Charly, GartenMeister
> I work the garden, God grows it :)
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> On Jul 5, 2013, at 3:24 AM, "incredible.family" <
> incredible.family@yahoo.com > wrote:
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> > I have been transforming my "sidehill/uphill" garden into MM. Soil has
> > a light green moss on top in some areas in some spots. Also slugs. Any
> > ideas other than Kenyon hoeing for the moss and baiting slugs with beer
> > or using Sluggo?
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