If beer is too expensive for you (or you find it too luxurious for the slugs), try to find a brewery around your place: they might give you the stuff in the bottom of their barrels, betwen batches: very sweet, concentrated and alcoholic. They usually throw it away, and might be quite happy to help you make sure the slugx die happy... You see, my husband is the Ultimat Compost man... and swears by organic methods only (except if human life is in danger... but you have to prove it !!!) Boy, your place sound wonderful! Bravo...:) Louise Denhez, M.D., M.P.H Chargee d'enseignement clinique Departement de medecine sociale et preventive