Lydia commented on my post over at the Grow Network:
“My comment might be strange to every gardener, but this topic is close to my heart so I write anyway.
After moving from the cold northern part of Canada (where no slugs existed) to the coast, I had to relearn how to garden in a very different climate. For a number of years I practice co-creative gardening and killing slugs did not sit well with me. (Imagine those huge “banana slugs”.
Everything has a consciousness and a task to fulfill while on the Planet, even the tiniest creature we consider a pest. Knowing this, I contacted the overall consciousness of the slugs and explained my problem. I also explained that I understood their side of life.
Then I asked for a compromise to help both sides; I asked to move the slugs out of the garden-beds onto the land where all kinds of weeds are growing. And I promised not to kill any slugs.
It took a few days until the situation was satisfactory. But since then, I only had very little damage on my vegetables and I seldom had to remove a slug and put it to another place. There is co-existence and respect for each other now.”
I tried talking to the overall consciousness of fireants once – they put me on hold, then stung the living daylights out of my ankles.
5 responses to “She talks to slugs”
Uh…what?
Yes, exactly.
Talking to slugs instead of dreaming up methods for mass slug murder does sound like less work.
Sounds like an opportunity for Science!
No stranger than a Bahfeemus, and since the slugs here just have parties and late-night keggers at my beer stations instead of cooperating and drowning by the dozen, I may as well try this technique. I’ll let you know how it goes later this Spring.
Classic “Findhorn Garden” technique. This was a cult book from the 70’s maybe. Everyone who gardens should read it too. As a gardener using this technique you have to believe it for it to work. This deserves merit.