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From: ken@hp-pcd.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: use of black plastic sheeting
Message-ID: <63600002@hp-pcd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Mar-84 02:52:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 30 02:52:00 1984
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Nf-From: hp-pcd!ken    Mar 15 23:52:00 1984

We save dried crushed EGG SHELLS all year.  Sprinkle the egg shells
around plants.  Soft bodied slugs can't stand the sharp shells.
We live in the Willamette valley and using other mentioned techniques
and egg shells we are able to control slugs even though we use lots of
mulch all year round.
				-Ken Bronstein
				 hp-pcd!ken