LIME AS A SLUG DESTROYER.
Everyone knows that lime will kill slugs or saails which are brought into contact with it. One way of getting rid of these creatures is to sprinkle this substance oyer the places which are infested at the time when the slugs come out seeking for food. The method is but little employed, however, on account of the difficulty which is found in sprinkling the powder under the leaves or amongst the branches of the plants in such a way that it will reach the pests. Two years ago I bethought myself of using for the purpose a pair ot bellows such as is employed to sulphur vines. The result has been so satisfactory that I feel I ought to give the public my experience in the adoption of this simple process. The lime should be slaked in the ordinary way, but not moistened over much; then, after it has been dried and sifted, it will be ready for use. a handful or so is then to be put into the bellows, and the latter is to be worked just as it would be if the operator were about to sulphur a vine The lime will be thrown out regularly, and will diffuse itself through the air like a kind of fog, and make its way into the hearts even of the most compact plants. When it has been well dried (and it should b* understood that this is an essential condition to the success of the experiment), it will even remain in the air for a, few seconds. All the groundlings and slugs which are on the surface of the ground will then perish, as will also the snails which have come out of their shells. f l he best time to choose for the purpose is either when it iB quite dark, or, better still, early in the morning when the dew is on the ground, for then the insects are hard at work feeding. If there haß been soft rain, preceded by drought, the gardener ought immediately to take advantage of the opportunity and make the tour of his garden, bellows in hand, for it is at such a time that the obnoxious creatures will come out in the greatest abundance. i
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1784, 1 September 1888, Page 4
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379LIME AS A SLUG DESTROYER. Temuka Leader, Issue 1784, 1 September 1888, Page 4
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