Make Pesticide With Beer
April 9th, 2008
Why You Should Do This
When applying pesticides the wind can carry these harmful chemicals as far as 14.5 miles allowing them to settle in your pool, on your lawn furniture, or on your children’s toys. Upon settling these pesticides can then be easily tracked inside your home by both people, and pets. Once inside your home these chemicals can be absorbed through your skin, or inhaled leading to such adverse effects as birth defects in children, allergies, and even a decreased sperm count.
The Problem
Slugs pose a major threat to any garden, not only do they deplete your soil of vital nutrients but they also consume plant material which can lead to the death of a plant. Removing of the slugs by hand is both tedious and at times ineffective. With no other alternatives to turn to many gardeners use pesticides to rid their garden of slugs.
The Solution
Instead of using pesticides the solution below offer a viable alternative. It’s simple, effective, and environmentally friendly! Best of all you only need a can of beer, and some empty glass jars to follow through on it. Even better you can use the left over beer to make fertilizer.
How To Do It
- Pour some beer into an empty jar or can. Jelly jars work perfect.
- Place the jar into the soil, with the rim of the jar at ground level.
- The slugs will plop in for a drink but won’t be able to escape.
How It Works
The slugs are lured in by the sweet aroma of the beer, they crawl or slide into the glass thus meeting their demise.
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April 10th, 2008 at 1:50 am
Hilarious - my friend’s dad does exactly this. I knew there had to be SOME good use for Coors Light!