Carol
I haven't used floating row covers 'yet'. I haven't had problems with slugs this year for some bizarre reason. An ad that used to crack me up was for a product to kill slugs called something like "Escar-go".
Dawn has an organic product she uses, forget the name.
But this site had some pretty good natural fixes I thought were interesting. It was funny tho, he or she mentions sneaking out into the garden with a spray bottle of ammonia, or salt shaker and a flashlight. I'm afraid if I did that the neighbors would do one of two things, either call the cops, or- think, "Wow, Barb has really gone over the top now!"

Barbara

Here is a link that might be useful: Natural Slug remedies

Put beer in a saucer and sink it into the ground where the slugs can crawl into it. Slugs are sots.

When I lived in Washington where slugs are called Banana Slugs because they are the color and SIZE of bananas, we used to use lots of salt on them. Another trick is to use a spike on a stick to pick them up the way people pick up trash. Don't remember how we disposed of them after that tho.

Carol,

It did get my attention and I was sort of speechless until I clicked on it and read your question. : )

I use floating row covers as needed but not often because of the wind. It is hard to keep them in place.

I tend to use the heavier ones more as frost blankets than as insect protection.

Dorothy,

Just for you, I've linked the image of the University of California-Santa Cruz college mascot. It is a Banana Slug!

Dawn

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1130041}}

I thought I posted this once, but it acted so weird that I copied it in case it didn't show up. It didn't, or at least it hasn't yet, so I am putting it in again. Sorry if it dupes.

I am hoping that the floating row cover will help with the cabbage looper and various flying problems, but I may still have to deal with a slug problem. They are a little tough to keep in place, but I put bricks along the sides of mine to hold it down. I will probably have to "loosen" it a little as the plants grow. Right now my biggest problem is keeping the cats (the 4 legged kind) off of it.