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Originally Posted by janezee
Taryn, there's no good way to live with slugs. Go to the Dollar Tree and get a package of bamboo skewers, which are massively useful for all kinds of uses, and start making slug kabobs. Truly, the least messy way to deal with them. I stick the slug, then leave the skewer in the ground. Supposedly, the other slugs come to feed on their family members, and you can get the rest of them. The little grey slugs are the most damaging to lettuce. The bigger brown ones are more attracted to brassicas.
I have soaker hoses in my raised beds. The large brown slugs seem to think that I installed them for their comfort. So, late at night, or early in the morning, it's easy for me to find them.
The cheap beer in the wine bottle works really well for me, too. Especially in the flower garden. They sure love my irises.
I love the spiders in the garden. Hoop house not so much. They'll mostly be gone in a week or two, because there won't be enough food for all of them to thrive. Leave that window open! 
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Ewww!
Slug kabobs? That's hilarious... and gross.
Thanks everyone, the spider situation has really gone down.
Yikes, Crandew! Black Widows are pretty scary. Where did you find her? I've only seen a couple of male black widows, one in the corner of my garage, and one under some wood in the woodpile.
Taryn