Simple $1 Dollar Slug Control - How to get rid of slugs!

[@Ms.Byrd68]

Wow! Something CHEAP so if it doesn't actually work you didn't invest much and if it does work, it didn't COST MUCH either! Thanks!

[@DannyTimes]

Exactly! Thanks for the kind words 💚🙏

[@brock7794]

What a genius idea ..simple ..easy..pesticide free most of all!! Years to find such a effective safe method 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@DannyTimes]

Exactly ✨🙏💚

[@astromags584]

This has got to be one of the most useful ideas I have seen thanks for sharing. Pesky slugs.

[@DannyTimes]

Thanks for the kind words 💚🤟

[@destinycoach5]

"Pesky slugs". Now that putting it mildly. I have a major RAGE ON for these most detestable destructive ugly little things that i can hardly stand it. Considering their size it's unbelievable the damage they do. I hate them with such a vengeance that I about lose my mind when I find them them under pots. I decimate them by squashing till there is nothing left... which actually isn't easy to do cuz they slide under any pressure. I was cutting them in half but they still crawled.

[@sugarbomb26]

This is the method I've been using for the last two seasons:)

[@DannyTimes]

💚👍

[@destinycoach5]

Can you give us a report on how these did? How were your plants... as some other guy said he saw copper damage to plants. Did you do it just as he showed in vid? Tks

[@glenbaker4024]

Nifty idea. Snails and slugs are my nemesis. To catch snails I hammer 1” poly pipe in 1.5’ lengths into the ground and place an upturned plastic pot on top. (Forgive me if I haven’t used the right terms here, I live in a metric country) thumb sized in diameter and mid shin in height, 25mm and 400mm with 100mm in the ground. We sometimes also spray the pipe and pot with sugary yeast water. I place these around the edges of my garden areas and water around them and not the garden. The snails tend to find them and hide under the pot at the top making them very easy to collect.

[@mrscpc1918]

Very good idea for the immediate issue. For long term eradication I recommend using nematodes ( especially on such nice raised beds as those).

[@robinm5694]

Do you know a source for appropriate nematodes in the US? As far as I know there aren't any available. Arbico is who I usually shop with.

[@mrscpc1918]

@@robinm5694 hi. I know they are available on Amazon in the uk but it may be a product that is subject to some sort of import controls. They are a bit expensive but for a well set up serious garden they are a great asset. Work by stopping the slugs and snails from being fertile I think. If you can find them and the temperature is suitable I really recommend them … or ducks ( a nicer option)😃

[@Junkinsally]

@@mrscpc1918 -I agree with you on the ducks. We had ducks for many years and never had slug issues until the ducks were gone.

[@bambinaforever1402]

Thanks for the great idea, youtube recommended me this out of nowhere. I have never seen copper sponges anywhere in Europe, only metal ones. I will search on internet

[@adriansimionescu6868]

They are copper coated, not pure copper

[@sparkfishes]

There are lots on eBay. They are listed as Copper Plated pan scourers ; Copper Plated scourers or just copper scourers

[@rabbi1991]

Copper is a metal

[@triniandahalf]

@@rabbi1991smart Alec. Everyone knows what she means but you 😂😢

[@JoeandAngie]

Crackheads know all about this product

[@joyceemmert7278]

Thank you! I saw your video earlier this summer and tried it. You helped save some marigolds lives! :)

[@annamariebentz1745]

Yes, like he says be sure to use protective eye wear. I did this and had regular glasses on allowing open space for a small piece to fly in my eye. They do fly like crazy and there are lots of them. Make sure if they fly onto a sidewalk to sweep good or use a blower so anyone barefoot doesn’t get stuck. (I got my finger stuck and it does hurt).

[@scrumptiousjdp]

Aluminum foil wrapped around the stems works pretty well. Used/food soiled foil is fine and doesn't deteriorate. It's seemingly endlessly reusable if you are gentle with it. Sometimes I wrap it around cardboard strips to make "border walls" which can be as big or small as you want. Method #2: lay a piece of damp cardboard or rigid plastic where the buggers will be gathered by morning and dispose of them as desired.

[@joanies6778]

Upside down clay pots work, too. Rusted Garden used two pots, one larger than the other... lifts them in the morning and there's a ton to dispise of. Must have the hole in the top for entry.

[@ZE308AC]

@@joanies6778 thank you

[@zimmejoc]

We do the same thing with regular old aluminum foil. The plants with foil, no slugs. The plants without foil, cut down by the little pests. Now everything gets a foil coat.

[@holycow3355]

Do you put the foil on the soil, or around the stem to stop them climbing up ?

[@zimmejoc]

@@holycow3355 a little of both, but mostly around the stem up to where the cotyledons are. We put them on when the plants are super small. This is our first year doing it, so I’m not sure what will happen as the vines mature and thicken. They aren’t on super tight, but they are kind of snug against the stem.

[@DannyTimes]

Great idea Chris! ✨💚✨

[@sylviavines]

Wow! Thx!

[@ruthking8243]

Chris,thank you for your idea. I’ll also try that. No additional funds spent. I like that idea especially now.

[@joanies6778]

This is absolutely brilliant! I had a flat copper roll for crafts that I cut into strips and made 2-3" collars centered around new seedlings. It worked, but the wind would blow them off so I was constantly moving them back. I love this hack for two reasons: The wind won't blow them away. Getting into electroculture, I believe the copper will be an enhancement to that process somehow. So glad I found this and will be getting some today... if they have them at my local Dollar.25 store.

[@LJinx3]

I use a copper band on my hostas to protect them. But be careful, slugs and snails will drop on your plant from above! But it does make things easier - I just give a good check after some rain and take out whatever made it past :)

[@pinkfox5651]

Yes! They do.

[@destinycoach5]

They decimated my green crops but didn't touch the hostas. I wonder why? And what do you mean they drop from above?!!

[@bcav712]

@@destinycoach5I was thinking maybe from trees lol. This scared me.

[@BreezeofBliss]

Brilliant idea. Can't wait to try. All of my plants are like little nubs, thanks to the slugs.

[@martas9283]

Great idea! I'm using coils I made from copper wire (from salvaged bits of electric cable), quite effective but a lot more work initially. But once you have made them they'll last forever, if you don't lose them in the soil. I'm definitely going to try these scourers now

[@destinycoach5]

I REALLY wish I came across this in the spring when I was looking for how to stop the slug carnage !!! I lost everything that is green. I didn't get a single beet, pole bean, bokchoy, carrot. It's unbelievable. But it's not just slugs but earwigs too. I can't wait to try this

[@bcav712]

I’ve been using copper tape on plant pots but I like this idea better! You can also throw old coffee grounds into your plant beds, slugs don’t like the smell apparently.

[@makeyourlifeeasier5794]

Great inexpensive idea, and unlike some other methods it doesn't wash away with rainfall.

[@DannyTimes]

💚😊💚

[@ruthking8243]

Great idea,Thanks! I had no idea the copper scrubbers were still being made. We put cedar mulch around our new flower plants. I haven’t seen any slugs yet. In that area usually it was saturated.

[@destinycoach5]

@Jack Frost what is that you used? Never heard of blackberry canes. I imagine it's only in the south?

[@jlseagull2.060]

@@jackfrost2190 rose canes?

[@janmclellan8963]

Wow the minute I saw this video I ordered these! Thanks so much I have a major battle with slugs so this was a great tip !!

[@Inthewildjayandlynn]

Heij, very good idea, we gonna try this for sure. Thx:) new Subscriber. Greetz from sweden #inthewild

[@DannyTimes]

Glad to help. Hello Sweden 👋

[@nwgardening]

Thank you. Headed to the dollar store tomorrow I’ve used copper tape before but this will be so much better and more affordable.

[@sherrystacyrn589]

Glad I came across this video. I'm hearing more and more about electroculture (using a copper wire in the ground) to help the plants grow well. Bigger and healthier, and as a side note the copper wire/rod deters the slugs also. I'm going to give this a good try..... Thank you for sharing your idea.

[@joanies6778]

That's what I was thinking... I still have my little antennas, but this has to be an enhancement to the process somehow. 👍

[@penniemcgee1914]

Great idea - I will definitely give this a try. Thank you!

[@efzapp7]

haven't had a slug problem, yet. Knock on wood but I will buy some copper sponges to be ready if I need it. Thanks!

[@xxbaldycoupxx]

Cool! I use beer traps and they sort the slimeys out very well too.

[@susannefrase8662]

Beerparty for snails from the neighborhood!

[@007Moves]

👍Did this and it caught a bunch of those rollipollies too.

[@polavink9323]

what is the bear trap?

[@supernova7848]

@@polavink9323 beer trap . Just some beer in a saucer . It attracts the slugs and they drown in it

[@vondahartsock-oneil3343]

IDK your channel, just saw it and clicked on it. Yes copper is great. Slugs have to remain moist. I always hated pouring salt around or directly on them. I don't love slugs, but I love animals and the salt thing just seems to cruel. Imagine you being slowly dissolved in acid or something. Gives me the willy's. You don't wanna squish them either. We used to come home late at night, and the long dark walkway to the house was a guessing game lol. Ya, we started using lights duh..but just saying. You step on one and well....let's just say it's everywhere. I know all the tricks, taught to me by my father, who grew up really poor, way way out in the country. The literally self sustained themselves. DISH SOAP and warm water will kill just about anything. Bagworms to ants. Ants hate cinnamon. It cuts their feet or something, but it washes away. The "pest" guy came around the other day, talking about this new method to treat ant probs, it doesn't wash away or wear off. I really wouldn't let him get any further lol. He did say, will you just hear me out. WELL, I was in the garage, and have one of those nets that go across you 2 car garage door, magnet clasp in the center right? I only say this cuz it's funny. When he asked if I'd just hear him out, I said look....I'm really busy, and see this net? I have a really ill person inside, and man he was GONE. So now I call it my Covid net. I don't have anyone sick inside lol, it just popped into my head, because I HATE door to door salesmen. If I wanted someone to treat something for me. I will call YOU, YOU don't come calling ME.

[@hoperules8874]

O! I have used two strips of copper tape all the way around the raised beds or pots keeping them close enough to attach a 9-volt battery. 😈

[@janmclellan8963]

Hilarious 🤣

[@Julie_77777]

I've been using these sponges for several years now, yes they need to be changed during the season because they deteriorate from rain and lose effectiveness, but it works very well!

[@nannykat1057]

This is IT! Such a brilliant idea. I'm battling snails on my strawberry plants...headed to the dollar store ASAP... Thank you and howdy from your new subscriber in Texas! 🤠🤠

[@cathymccall9199]

Sluggo plus works wonders

[@janmclellan8963]

Poison to dogs and cats

[@critterkarma]

Great hack!

[@mattiecopeland8741]

Thank you for this educational video. I will definitely try it.

[@michelletaaffe4932]

I'm seventy two years old and have always had some kind of a garden. Living in the Northwest Slugs are a real problem. You are brilliant!!! This really works. I hated traps of any kind in my flower garden..they looked gross with dead slugs in them among my pretty flowers. These copper rings don't look bad at all and some plants you can't even see them. Thank you thank you😊😊😊

[@DannyTimes]

Thanks for the kind words! So glad to read that this worked well for you, happy gardening! 🙏​💗​

[@brianruckert9389]

Super ..I was lookn into it with wire I had but ur idea is fantastic...I just ordered a 12 pk of them for 12 bucks on amazon

[@chuckredd9131]

I just ordered a 30 pack... of beer. 1 can for the slugs, 29 for me. It works! I haven't touched the plants again.

[@BubbleTeaKristin]

Genius!!! Now I've just gotta find this item here in the UK 😂 I'll start with Amazon 👍🏼

[@BubbleTeaKristin]

I bought a whole packet on Amazon. Arrived today, and will be installing them tomorrow before all my plants are totally destroyed 😭😭😭

[@DannyTimes]

Awesome let me know how it goes! 💚

[@BubbleTeaKristin]

@@DannyTimes I laid them all down 💪🏼 I'm hoping it will keep them away from my baby growth.

[@Junkinsally]

I’ve used the Cooper scourers and they do seem to work. Cheap way of saving plants when you have a slug problem right now.

[@OWK000]

I was growing plantain for medicinal reasons and it really attracted the slugs in California winter. I would go out every night and pick off all the little slugs and it is the first time I have gotten control of little slugs in that part of the garden. A little jaggery or brown sugar and yeast and water in dishes works. Catch all kinds of flying things in the trees with that, too. But the copper scourers are awesome for something like a little citrus I had girdled once. It might have been rats, but it would probably protect some against those, too.

[@creameedwards9518]

Beer in saucers they will go wild

[@cct2513]

Thanks that was great. I use copper rings around delphiniums, Also I take a plastic pot that you get when you buy a plant at a nursery, i cut out the bottom and place it around the plant creating a 12" wall.

[@destinycoach5]

So does the plastic pot prevent slugs from getting to the stem? Do they not crawl under soil? 12inches? That's a large pot. Too large. Most plants pots are 4" and seedlings the most in danger are just 4" - 8" tall. Are you using a cup larger than the plant?

[@lacydarts]

Thank you for this! Going to try this tomorrow!

[@gayedawn1]

I had snails all over a Jamaican lime tree and this week in Melbourne Australia I found some on my small Frangipani tree leaves. I’ve seen sticky copper wire but never the scourers. Worth investigating thanks.

[@AriaMehr]

so is it worked ?

[@freevideos051]

I had an issue with my tomato starts and I used egg shells broken up in small shards

[@janmclellan8963]

Did it work?

[@freevideos051]

@@janmclellan8963 Yes nothing is eating the plants now and they look healthy

[@Susan70003]

Didn't work for us. I put a ring of copper pennies around and they go right over them. I wonder if steel wool would work. Sharp edges and our soil needs the iron.

[@kosycat1]

wowww! excellent idea! Thanks. ive used beer traps in the past and they worked too

[@chiefredbird7315]

I dont have a big slug issue here in florida. But if i lay copper in the garden the human slugs aka SCRAPPERS will steal it. Lol

[@priscillanonhlanhla2237]

Awesome video thank fo this info slog eat the root of my beans I harvest very little of my sugar beans I wish I knew early this tip thanks

[@frankburns8871]

I prefer the beer trap method. 1, because it gives me an excuse (not that I need one) to buy more beer and 2, Nasty as the slimy little things are, they're just trying to eat, so if I gotta kill 'em, I can't think of a better way to go than in the garden in a veritable lake of beer.

[@peziki]

My technique is same. Pour 1/2-inch into a cat food or tuna can. Next a.m. dozens! Refresh when needed.

[@susangunther5441]

I tried the beer trick too. Bad idea! Not only did I have hundreds of slugs from my garden , the neighbors‘ slugs showed up to the party too - wreaking havoc on the way to the beer trap 😡 the next day, I was out at night with a flashlight and collected around 700 slugs.

[@maryingreensboro]

@@susangunther5441 oh my word! You must have stayed up all night. I feel our yard is loaded like that with the yucky things.

[@zimmejoc]

@@susangunther5441 I'm going to try placing the beer trap away from my garden, drawing the little buggers to their doom well away from my plants.

[@mstoy713]

Thanks I will be sharing this video with my dad

[@DannyTimes]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@theseeker4700]

Yes! I have been doing this as well as an experiment! Hopefully it works

[@charlenenagel7962]

Great tip! Thank you!

[@mreverybody1150]

Envi feed and protect worked for me as well. Obviously not cheap but you can make the solution and put it in a spray bottle. After a while your plants take up the nutrients and their taste becomes horrible to slugs and snails (we don't notice the taste).

[@rarelyred4300]

what a good idea! Going to try it! Thanks

[@greenfingers359]

Thanks for the tip. Are these copper-plated scourers?

[@ChrisEvans-rj1be]

This works! A little time consuming to prepare strips if you have a large garden…but bottom line again it is effective. Been doing it for years

[@victorbonello7132]

yes I heard about it but I have never done. it looks like you happy with it ,i will have a go to it see what happens .Thanks for the video( Malta eu )here.

[@retiefgregorovich810]

Why not just put the copper around the planter so the slugs can't crawl up into the planter itself? I'm thinking of building some raised planters on legs and placing the legs on bowls that have sticky paste in them, to isolate the planter from any crawling bugs. This copper sounds great for slugs but I'm also concerned with earwigs.

[@mreverybody1150]

You can use copper tape on your planters as well. Both if things are really bad!

[@wonderwomanwales3803]

Fantastic, thank you. I usually have to go on a slug hunt at 1am.

[@JS-jh4cy]

What about ducks and geese on slug patrols in early evening and early mornings?

[@pinocolada4254]

They migth wat your plants to, tramble them. My plants looked like Marioepol after my ducks went through it.

[@annmarie3520]

Definitely going to try this because the slugs ate my strawberries!!! Thanks!

[@ushasharma2646]

if you use tabako dust and sperad in india we we use 1bag 20rupis it work very well

[@Susan70003]

Tobacco will spread tobacco mosaic virus and ruin tomatoes plants.

[@trekaboutvintage]

Cool idea! Thanks for sharing.

[@DEF-te4xx]

Try crunched up egg shells , same theory razor wire .

[@melaniewilliams6499]

I use copper powder and pennies

[@DannyTimes]

Oooh pennys are a great idea, love that 💚🙏💚

[@pearlgirl]

US Pennies before 1982 are higher in copper content. After that they are 97.5% zinc and only 2.5 % copper. So plant US pennies dated before 1982!

[@melaniewilliams6499]

Thank you for this info! Good to know! I have prnnies in water true copper ones go eith the light blue green like color

[@jobevilaque8465]

This video is 1 year old. Anyone have a update? In how well it works? Thanks

[@sylvietheven9426]

Thank you for the idea, i think it could help indeed... wouldn't it be better though to do it all around on the outer of the wooden box so that it would remain for the years after and you wouldn't have to do it again and again ?

[@pinkfox5651]

Apparently the little swines can come up from six feet below ground. I found this out after turning my raised beds into slug and snail proof fortresses and still they got my plants! This was why. Probably laughed watching me build it. 😂

[@sylvietheven9426]

Ah i understand, thank you for your answer... then my proposition is just good for plants in pots but not in beds

[@Julie_77777]

You need to keep changing sponges during the season because copper deteriorates with rain, sponges become dark and lose effectiveness

[@forrestcline9394]

This is great! Thanks so much!

[@timorourke7868]

Great idea!

[@ld-zj1bn]

Great idea!

[@marythurston8117]

would this help with cutworms as well?

[@glennerd3125]

Copper steals ions from bacteria and.....slugs

[@22VB22]

Nope ! Does not help! The only thing that helpt is electricity. 2 coper wires and a 9 volt battery does The trick

[@christlvonderpost921]

@Janez282 how do you connect the coper wires with the Battery??

[@savannahleeross7373]

Thank you! This is incredibly do-able and helpful ✌️🌱🌾

[@sblijheid]

I wish I saw this video earlier. I went to Family Dollar a few hours ago!

[@heatherlygillpatrick9414]

It would be much easier to put that around the pot of the plant or around the whole inside of your raised bed. If you put that around the plant stem in the heat, you could cook your plant that is a metal that gets hot.

[@thehippiegardener]

Looks effective. Diatomaceous Earth also works for slugs . It is a type of powder made from the sediment of fossilized algae found in bodies of water. Totally organic and cheap by the big bag. It can eliminate the slugs like this does. A bit simpler and easier. I like simple, cheap and organic!

[@pinocolada4254]

It is also a great addition for sand boxes for birds. It kills all fleas and mites.

[@chuckredd9131]

Diatomaceous Earth or "DE" as it is also called and can be purchased from pool supply stores or Amazon, very inexpensive, works great on snails also.

[@cltinturkey]

Unfortunately, DE dissolves with moisture, so you have to reapply very frequently and allow the soil to dry out in between. That makes it pretty expensive if you have a large garden area.

[@pinocolada4254]

@@cltinturkey maybe just throw it at the slugs. The time when slugs are the worst here is in summer it's dry than anyway. Throwing a line around each bed is not to much DE. Its wat cheaper compared to using copper if you have large beds. Repeat in the evening after watering maybe. Or have the line of DE out of watering distance. Scrap copper is high now, in my garden i know it will be stolen. Even my eggs get stolen, eggtrays included sometimes😑

[@cltinturkey]

@@pinocolada4254 Thanks! We've started doing the nightly slug hunt. Go out with a flashlight and bag and pick them off, then salt them and discard. If we do it three nights in a row a few times a month, it seems to reduce the volume. I don't mind sharing garden bounty, but theft drives me crazy. Hope you're able to catch the culprits.

[@jnf2211]

Great idea! I just got some copper tape and am trying that now. If that doesn’t work this is next!

[@joyceobeys6818]

I would put it all around the entire area rather than right on each plant maybe. What do you think?

[@lucypearlmorgan3115]

I was thinking around the edges of container beds, but the slugs could be in the soil. What do you think?

[@zimmejoc]

I think that might get expensive. In my bed I would need 20 feet to surround my area. To wrap each plant would require less than 2 feet of material. For me, ten times the effort is something I am willing to put in to save 10 times the cost of materials. Surrounding the area assumes, as Lucy says below, that no slugs are inside the perimeter when you surround the area.

[@lucielou7745]

Has anyone tried steel wool? Wonder if that might work also?

[@scrumptiousjdp]

Idk but Aluminum foil wrapped around the stems works pretty well. And doesn't deteriorate.

[@MsFlipper1969]

...runs to the store in search of these scourers....!

[@markalexwhite]

Scrouers?! :-)

[@lucysmith6827]

Can you just wrap the stem once instead of looping it two or three times?

[@ollvebranch]

Cool idea. Clever!

[@DannyTimes]

Thanks💚

[@pattiwhaley1067]

Thank you so much!

[@lizhorwill]

Could you put the copper around the perimeter of your planter to stop them sliding in?

[@arnold894]

I am going to try the copper. I would think you would need to watch the planter for a while in case there are already snail eggs in the soil.

[@highlandscommunityclub1160]

Cool! Thank you for an economical solution.

[@capnjan9835]

Great idea.. Thanks. (cute doggie!)

[@DannyTimes]

Thank you! 😊

[@dwaynesampson2261]

Good idea and works on slugs. Problem is after time copper coating deteriorates and turns dull, I believe the copper does something to the stock just under ground. Had plants break off there in some wind, stocks didn't look good where it broke. Maybe the copper rings shouldn't be up against stocks

[@carolparrish194]

A brilliant idea. As I was watching the video I had an idea. I just wonder if this remedy would also have any effect on preventing the squash vine borer on the stems of squash? I may give it a try.

[@sufiblade]

Where to get a $1 Dollar hmmm

[@lindaroberts2822]

I wonder if this would work on cut worms?

[@susanc-c7817]

does any of the copper work it way into the plant if so it could cause depression

[@ishgilbertstone4887]

Pretty sure copper becomes corrosive and will leach into your garden bed !!!! Go ahead if you poison yourself😂

[@franklettering]

What was the outcome.?

[@doeharris5363]

Excellent information. I will certainly try this trick. Thank you for sharing your video. 🙋🙋🙋🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@DannyTimes]

💚 👍

[@UsenetTheGreenWitch315]

Will this work on snails or hornworms as well?

[@lindastrang6755]

Awesome! Thank you! :)

[@mantihomestead]

Thanks!

[@johncheetham7789]

If you're not that squimish they make excellent bait for fishing. Black one's best for it.

[@DannyTimes]

Great idea. Save them in a jar for later use Fishing 🐟

[@sandrasmith3426]

Great thank you for that

[@pedro97w]

Bernzomatic torch with a trigger light. Pffffft, Pfffft, Pfffft. all gone

[@farmer9180]

Shallow container with beer in it attracts slugs They crawl in and drown.