Slugging

Ah the delights of spring and summer. Now that the vegetables and fruits are flowering and the roses beginning to bloom my morning routine has an added adventure: slug hunting. Early in the morning, while the dew is still wetting the ground, I pull on surgical gloves, grab a giant Ziploc bag and head outside in my red housecoat and slippers. No slimy offender escapes my thorough pursuit. I pluck them from bush and berry, from grass and leaf and pop them into the bag.
On average I collect about 2 pounds a trip. It is interesting that early in the season my haul consisted of many slugs of small to medium size. Now I get maybe a couple dozen big daddies ranging from nauseating orange to fascinating leopard skin. Does this mean I am making progress in my quest to eradicate slugs from my yard? Who knows?

It’s really a great way to start the day! Try it sometime; of course you have to live west of the Cascades to enjoy slugging.

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