Compost

Originally Posted by tsmith53149

I have a question/problem y'all might know how to help me with. The other day i went out to check out my compost pile, and since i grew my own tomatoes this year, the rotted/bad/ugly ones i just threw in my compost pile, and the other day i went out to check how things are going and to dump leaves in my compost pile, and noticed that there was a decent amount of slugs... and that some of the tomatoes looked like the tomato slug (or whatever the insect or bug is) that found its way to the tomatoes... I know that beer is a good way to get rid of slugs, but any other tips?

Without the use of chemicals, beer and copper strips are the best. For killing the slugs that are in abundance like that I would fill an old coffee can half full of beer and place it in a hole so its level with the ground. That may be the meathod you were referring too. Chickens would eat the slugs and help turn the compost a bit.