Slug Repellent

Slug Repellent

Class	Gardening
Weight	1
Uses	about 10
Location	Containers
Spawn ID	`/additem Base.SlugRepellent`

Slug Repellent is a garden product for clearing slugs and snails off growing crops. It is the treatment for one of the common pests in a vegetable patch.

Any survivor who farms will want a container on hand. Slugs eat into crops and can spoil a bed that is otherwise healthy. A full container treats a pest outbreak several times over. Its cost is weight, since a full container is fairly heavy for a gardening item.

Slug Repellent is a common find in farmhouses, garden stores, florists and greenhouses. The Farmer is the best occupation for gardening. It starts with the most Agriculture skill.

Using

The repellent is used from a crop's menu. The Treat Problem option opens a list of pests. Picking Slugs and Snails applies one dose to the plant. The container can be in the hand or anywhere in the inventory.

Each dose knocks the slug level on the plant down a good way. A higher Farming level makes each dose clear more slugs. A bad outbreak may need two or three doses to clear fully.

Slugs appear on crops in warm weather, once it is above about ten degrees. Outdoor crops are spared in winter, and an existing infestation dies back in the cold. Left alone, the slugs spread and grow worse over time. They can also move to the plants next door.

Some crops never take slugs at all. A few herbs also keep slugs away from the plants beside them once they have grown a little. Planting those herbs among the vegetables saves repellent.

Upkeep

A full container gives about ten doses. Each dose on a plant uses one. The container is used up once the last dose is gone.

Locations

Farmhouses are the best place to look. Their dressers and wardrobes hold one almost one time in five, and their counters, boxes and shelves nearly as often. Garden stores, florists, greenhouses and sun rooms come next. Outdoor supply stores, farm tool cabinets, garages and general stores keep one about one time in ten. Tool stores and closets hold one now and then. It is a common find in rural and garden buildings.

The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.

Work and StorageShopsHomesZombies and Bags

Location	Container	Chance
Farmer	Dresser	19%
Farmer	Wardrobe	19%
Farmer	Counter	12.9%
Florist	Other	12.8%
Greenhouse	Cupboard	12.8%
Sun room	Other	12.8%
Farmer	Cardboard box	11.7%
Farmer	Crate	11.7%
Farmer	Metal shelves	11.7%
Farm storage	Tool cabinet	11.3%

Location	Container	Chance
Garden store	Counter	13.8%
Garden store	Other	13.8%
Outdoor supply store	Metal shelves	12.3%
Outdoorsupply storage	Metal shelves	12.3%
Farmer	Small box	11.7%
General store	Metal shelves	10.2%
Generalstore storage	Other	10.2%
Tool store storage	Other	9.8%
General store	Shelves	6.1%
Outdoor supply store	Other	4.9%

Location	Container	Chance
Garage storage	Crate	10.3%
Closet	Crate	4.4%
Closet	Other	4.4%
Shed	Counter	4.4%
Shed	Metal shelves	4.4%
Shed	Other	4.4%
Shed	Shelves	4.4%
Garage storage	Other	1.2%
Kitchen	Other	0.6%
Attic	Cardboard box	0.3%