How to kill Slugs with Ammonia is one of the garden myths.
This is for control of animals.They won't crawl away from the mixture of sudsy ammonia and water.Put more water in a spray bottle.It doesn't hurt the flowers or plants if you spray this solution on them.The mother placed the baby slugs on the tender parts so you can get all of them.It works well.Betty is happy with the outcome.
Do you want to add your voice?You can click below to make a comment.It is powered by your wisdom.I read about using ammonia and water spray for slugs and decided to give it a try.The slugs are worse this year than in the past.I used 6 parts water to 1 part ammonia.It started to fall apart.I went out a few minutes later and it was gone.I used a bucket of water, ammonia and dish detergent to drown them in.The spray works so quickly that I like it better.I planted several little mum plants last weekend and one of them was defoliated by the slugs in one night.The spray didn't seem to hurt my plants, so I think the 6-1 ratio is safe.I've been gardening for over 15 years and this is the best solution for slugs.Was this helpful?Nettieb86 found this helpful and used it on tomatoes plants and green beans.New growth on hostas that have been hammered by slugs hasn't been touched after trying ammonia 10-1 mixture and experimenting on some of them.Was this helpful?You are saying that I can mix this solution up and give all my plants a really good drink, one time per summer, and I should be slug free for the year?Does it not harm my plants?I don't want to lose some expensive ones.What does ammonia do?Was this helpful?Teresa found this helpful and liked the idea of getting rid of slugs.They make terrible messes when they crawl on my french doors.It is difficult to clean up after them.You can't get it all off.Was this helpful?Salt water and beer are less toxic to deal with around kids and pets.I sprayed the outside of my trailer with salt water and cut the population in half just in time for my strawberries, but does anyone know how to keep the bunnies from eating my rose of Sharon shoots?Was this helpful?The helpful salt is hard on the plants.Was this helpful?I will warn you that I was told to do this when i was a new gardener and had a lot of pests.I went out'slugging' at night with my flashlight and came to a lot of dead plants in the morning.Was this helpful?I've always found the beer in the short pet food tins to work well.If you put them around the garden, the slugs will love the beer and drown.It needs to be replaced every day for a while.It works well for protecting a small bed.Pick up some of the coffee grounds from your espresso stand and circle the bed you are trying to protect with them.If you use ammonia spray, I would mix it with 1/3 to 1/2 water and spray lightly on plants.It seems like spraying ammonia on the plants would kill them.February 26, 2006 found this helpful, Newt20, I have just started using message boards.Your solution was too strong when you posted about your dead plants.They died.I've been using ammonia for a long time.There are cautions and it does not hurt my plants.I have never sprayed zucchini.I don't spray on my greens because I'm not sure if it's healthy.Some people use on lettuce.There used to be a lot of slugs on the grass.I use a lot of vegetables and flowers.When it is raining, spray in the morning or evening.The slugs are no longer alive.Search for "slugs and ammonia" on the Web sites and you will find a lot of information.My sister uses a solution of 16 cups water to one cup of ammonia and it works.I use a mixture of water and ammonia.I only use the plain ammonia that you get in the cleaning sections at the supermarket.Whenever I try a homemade solution on plants, I always test it on a small portion.Interested to know if anyone else uses it.Was this helpful?I use 1 part ammonia to 2 parts water to avoid spraying the plants.If you want to kill the slugs, squirt them.Nitrogen is provided by the ammonia breaking down in the soil.Just as you would not overfertilize, don't over use!Was this helpful?It was great to read all of the ways of getting rid of slugs in the garden, but I have a problem with them in my front living room.I would love to spray the ammonia mix all over the floor, but I'm a little worried about the smell.I thought it might be a problem being indoors.Can anyone help?Kim, many thanks.Was this helpful?Linda found this helpful and asked if it would work on flea beetles.Please help!Was this helpful?I've been trying this at a 4 to 1 ratio on small snails, and for the most part they crawl away.They do not die when they fall.I will try a strong ratio of 1 to 1.With a lot of rain, it's been a feast for the snails.Was this helpful?On full grown and growing hostas if you pull off leaves that touch the ground and spray a mixture of ammonia and water around the base of the plant how would that work on slugs?Was this helpful?Add your voice!You can click below to make a comment.It is powered by your wisdom.Comment.
I read about using ammonia and water spray for slugs and decided to give it a try.The slugs are worse this year than in the past.I used 6 parts water to 1 part ammonia.It started to fall apart.I went out a few minutes later and it was gone.I used a bucket of water, ammonia and dish detergent to drown them in.The spray works so quickly that I like it better.I planted several little mum plants last weekend and one of them was defoliated by the slugs in one night.The spray didn't seem to hurt my plants, so I think the 6-1 ratio is safe.I've been gardening for over 15 years and this is the best solution for slugs.Was this helpful?Nettieb86 found this helpful and used it on tomatoes plants and green beans.New growth on hostas that have been hammered by slugs hasn't been touched after trying ammonia 10-1 mixture and experimenting on some of them.Was this helpful?Yes.
I used a bucket of water, ammonia and dish detergent to drown them in.The spray works so quickly that I like it better.I planted several little mum plants last weekend and one of them was defoliated by the slugs in one night.The spray didn't seem to hurt my plants, so I think the 6-1 ratio is safe.I've been gardening for over 15 years and this is the best solution for slugs.
New growth hasn't been touched on the hostas that were experimenting with ammonia 10-1 mixture and getting hammered by slugs.
You are saying that I can mix this solution up and give my plants a really good drink one time per summer, and I should be free of slugs for the year?Does it not harm my plants?I don't want to lose some expensive ones.What does ammonia do?
I like the idea of ridding the world of pests.They make terrible messes when they crawl on my french doors.It is difficult to clean up after them.You can't get it all off.!
Salt water and beer are less toxic to deal with around kids and pets.I sprayed the outside of my trailer with salt water and cut the population in half just in time for my strawberries, but does anyone know how to keep the bunnies from eating my rose of Sharon shoots?Was this helpful?The helpful salt is hard on the plants.Was this helpful?Yes.
I warn you that I was told to do this when I first started gardening.I went out'slugging' at night with my flashlight and came to a lot of dead plants in the morning.Was this helpful?Yes.
The beer in the tins works well for pet food.If you put them around the garden, the slugs will love the beer and drown.It needs to be replaced every day for a while.It works well for protecting a small bed.Pick up some of the coffee grounds from your espresso stand and circle the bed you are trying to protect with them.If you use ammonia spray, I would mix it with 1/3 to 1/2 water and spray lightly on plants.It seems like spraying ammonia on the plants would kill them.Yes.
I wouldn't use this a lot.If you use ammonia spray, I would mix it with 1/3 to 1/2 water and spray lightly on plants.It seems like spraying ammonia on the plants would kill them.
I have just started using message boards and Newt20, are you still around?Your solution was too strong when you posted about your dead plants.They died.I've been using ammonia for a long time.There are cautions and it does not hurt my plants.I have never sprayed zucchini.I don't spray on my greens because I'm not sure if it's healthy.Some people use on lettuce.There used to be a lot of slugs on the grass.I use a lot of vegetables and flowers.When it is raining, spray in the morning or evening.The slugs are no longer alive.Search for "slugs and ammonia" on the Web sites and you will find a lot of information.My sister uses a solution of 16 cups water to one cup of ammonia and it works.I use a mixture of water and ammonia.I only use the plain ammonia that you get in the cleaning sections at the supermarket.Whenever I try a homemade solution on plants, I always test it on a small portion.Interested to know if anyone else uses it.
I don't spray the plants because I use 1 part ammonia to 2 parts water.If you want to kill the slugs, squirt them.Nitrogen is provided by the ammonia breaking down in the soil.Just as you would not overfertilize, don't over use!
It was great to read about how to get rid of slugs in the garden, but I have a problem in my front living room because I don't have carpets or floorboards.I would love to spray the ammonia mix all over the floor, but I'm a little worried about the smell.I thought it might be a problem being indoors.Can anyone help?Kim, many thanks.
I am not sure if this would work on flea beetles, they love to eat everything.Please help!
For the most part small snails crawl away when I try this at a 4 to 1 ratio.They do not die when they fall.I will try a strong ratio of 1 to 1.With a lot of rain, it's been a feast for the snails.
If you pull off leaves that touch the ground and spray a mixture of ammonia and water around the base of the plant, how would the slugs respond?