By the Way...
  • Posts
  • Welcome!
  • Genres & Quick Lists
    • Book Reviews
    • FarmaCOPEia & Foodie Fun
    • ShoutOuts
    • Tech: Smarter not Harder
  • Gift Shoppe
  • Get in touch!
    • Your Privacy is Important!
Faith-based, family-friendly journalism

FarmaCOPEia: DE and Eggshells for Slugs and Snails

7/22/2022

0 Comments

 
Picture
Image via OpenClipart-Vectors of Pixabay
The last several years we’ve had a challenge with plant failure. Those we started in the house would thrive until they got big enough to be moved outside--then things went south.

They got plenty of sunlight. Plenty of water and were rooted in good soil. The culprit was slugs.
They never failed to be in the soil, at the roots, when the plants died. Quite frustrating.

Due to some health challenges, I’d not been able to keep up with my usual habit of regular research in organic gardening, but recently, a discussion came up with a friend about the possibilities of growing a good bit of ginger, one of the plants I’d lost repeatedly to slug-invasion.

Since my health is improving, and I’m able to be back at blogging on a mostly-regular schedule, I was excited to find some quality information on organic pest-control targeting snails and slugs.
The two most recommended weapons for snails and slugs are inexpensive and easy to come by. Broken (or ground-up) eggshells and diatomaceous earth, commonly known as DE. Both are said to work due to causing cuts and abrasions to slugs and snails. The shells or DE just need to be placed around the bottom of the plant or mixed into the soil, making a perimeter around the roots and base of the plant.
Picture
Image via congerdesign of Pixabay
Picture
Image via AS Phillips
​I admit to finding some info reporting the use of eggshells hadn’t worked, but most info I found listed it as successful. I didn’t uncover any negative results regarding the use of DE. 

DE also helps enrich soil with nutrients and won’t harm bees (or most other germinating insects, or earthworms. It’s listed as effective in deterring...
  • Bad garden worms
  • Bed bugs 
  • Beetles
  • Boxelder bugs
  • Caterpillars
  • Crickets
  • Cockroaches
  • Earwigs
  • Grasshoppers
  • Harlequin bugs
  • Kissing bugs
  • Leaf-footed bugs
  • Leaf miners
  • Lice
  • Mealybugs
  • Mites
  • Pill bugs
  • Sawflies
  • Sow bugs
  • Squash bugs
  • Thrips
​
Plants need calcium to grow strong and they get it from the soil. Eggshells are made up of more than 90% calcium carbonate, as well as other nutrients. They also help moderate soil acidity.

Because DE is a source of silica, it helps facilitate the transfer of nutrients from the soil to the plant. It also has a dehydrating aspect, making it an additional reason a variety of garden pests don’t like being near it.

If your garden has been slug/snail challenged, I hope you’ll find these organic alternatives worth a try in clearing the pests.
Picture
​I hope too, that if you’ve tried eggshells and DE for pest control and soil enhancement you’ll consider Your visits help me to earn a living doing something I sincerely love and hope you find useful!

‘Til next time,

Shalom
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Subscribe below.
    It's free and your info won't be shared.

    * indicates required
    Email Format

    RSS Feed

    ​Thank you for turning off your ad-blockers ❤️
    My site will never be ad-congested. The few I do include help me generate income with my blogging business. Thank you for turning off your ad-blockers supporting the independent blogging community! 😊
    Picture
    Angelia Phillips
    #Christian
    #Minister
    #Author
    #Blogger
    #Photographer
    ​#Videographer
    #Musician
    #Ostomate
    #RemoteContractor


    Picture

    Categories

    Book Reviews
    FarmaCOPEia &
    Foodie Fun!
    ShoutOuts
    Tech: Smarter, not harder...

    Archives

    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    November 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    May 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    August 2017
    May 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017


Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Posts
  • Welcome!
  • Genres & Quick Lists
    • Book Reviews
    • FarmaCOPEia & Foodie Fun
    • ShoutOuts
    • Tech: Smarter not Harder
  • Gift Shoppe
  • Get in touch!
    • Your Privacy is Important!