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From: nemo@rochester.UUCP (Wolfe)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: WARNING
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Date: Fri, 21-Jun-85 08:55:28 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 21 08:55:28 1985
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> (wrt cutworms)  Direct spraying with 50%
> ammonia (mixed with tap water) does not work (although it's death to slugs
> and snails - also providing a mild foliar feed of nitrogen).  
> Lewis Tarnopol
Although the body of advice concerning cutworms was correct, I urge 
			CAUTION
if you plan to use 50% ammonia to discourage the slugs.  In my moist,
cool western NY garden, slugs are a major pest and I am continually
searching for new and better ways of fending them off my plants.  So
I tried this suggestion.  While some plants did not seem to mind (the
strawbs, and kale), many of the plants that I sprayed (spinach that was
interplanted with the strawbs to discourage slugs - unsuccessfully;
morning glories, a volunteer tomato, cosmos) developed wilted, yellowed
leaves.  So much for mild foliar feed!  I haven't had much opportunity
to examine the treated area for slugs, so I'll report on that later.  
Nemo
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