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Growing lettuces and greens?

I am new to gardening, and I have planted some various greens.  Started them indoors per pkg directions and have transplanted them outside to the garden.  They seem to be growing well, but I am starting to notice tiny holes in the leaves of one plant (the largest, and so far, only arugula to change from seedling leaves).

 What can I use on lettuces and greens to prevent bugs but use as little pesticide (or none) as possible?  Thanks.

Re: Growing lettuces and greens?

  • It's slugs!  They are killing my lettuce too.  Google for organic slug defenses and try the beer can method.  I'd type more but I'm 1 handed w/ sleeping baby right now.
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  • Beer it is, then.  Bottoms up, gardeners.  Thanks.
  • I like using sluggo.  organic (it's just iron phosphate).  the slugs eat the pellets & then stop eating (and then die).
  • You can put crushed eggshells around your plants to. It cuts up their little sluggy bodies.
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  • slugo is the only thing that worked for us last year. 
  • The beer method works for me - just bury a wide mouth container up to it's lip and fill with beer.  The next morning you will be disgusted at what you find.  I usually change it out after two days. Refill and dump again after a couple of days and then take a couple of days off.  And much like college guys, it doesn't seem to matter how cheap the beer is.
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