Plants leaves snail. Large slugs can quickly devour a leaf by taking row after row of small bites. They leave behind a trail of shiny slime and big holes in the leaves of plants that they eat. Slugs will eat any kind of vegetation but prefer tender leaves. Slugs will also eat vegetables and fruits causing unsightly damage to crops.
Holes in hostas lettuce asparagus the flowers of spring bulbs and many other plants. Application of a high dilution 31000 is a non lethal method to keep slugs at a distance. Use a spray bottle or spray gun to moisten the tank not a water dish. Cut a 6 inch piece of plant using clean clippers.
Growing vigna vine from cuttings. Be careful as rhubarb leaves are toxic and ingestion can cause health problems. Chances are theres a rhubarb plant in it too. Got a large yard.
When considering where do slugs live in my garden you should look for anywhere that moisture may be retained. Where do slugs live slugs thrive in a high moisture environment. Seedling leaves completely gone with only a small stem remaining. If the problem is widespread focus on filling your garden with plants that slugs tend to leave alone such as begonias california poppies fuchsias geraniums impatiens lantana ornamental grasses scented herbs like rosemary and lavender along with stiff or woody plants.
The list of herbs that slugs love is therefore short. This means that particularly tender leaved plants or seedlings are very vulnerable to slug damage. Tiny scalloped edges like the photo below. Slugs and their relatives with shells the snails are both gastropods and mollusks.
On the other hand many plants resist damage from snails and slugs including begonias california poppy fuchias geraniums impatiens lantana nasturtiums and purple robe cup flower and many plants with stiff leaves and highly scented foliage like lavender rosemary and sage. Take cuttings in early spring once foliage is growing. Most herbs arent afraid of snails. Beetroot sometimes prone celery celeriac smallage chard.
Parsley young plants dill cucumber herb marjoram sometimes. You can pick some leaves and place them on the ground around the plants affected by slugs. Traces of silvery slime on chewed leaves or along the ground. Fill a small 3 inch growing container with perlite and moisten it.
While other species like the giant african land snail and apple seed snails enjoy water dishes garden snails may drown. Remove leaves from the lower part of the cutting. Do not try to decorate the shell of a living snail with glue or other art materials. Cucumbers young plants are endangered endive.
Below is a list of vegetable and plant families that are hated by slugs and under normal circumstances are left in peace.