seeds Salvaging a slug-damaged seedling.

Well, I woke up this morning to the rather unfortunate sight of my best looking Dalle Khursani seeding ling having tipped over as a result of a slug nibbling on the base of the stem (I had seen it mentioned in several places that coffee grinds would repel slugs...but evidently not this one).
 
However, the plant's leaves were still firm and healthy-looking, so it was evidently still getting enough moisture to sustain itself for the time being (Unlike some other damaged seedlings I had encountered, which were totally wilted by the time I saw them).
 
Is it possible this plant might have a chance if I were to, say, support with a stake, then perhaps add more soil to cover up the damaged portion so it could potentially put out roots? There was about an inch and a half of stem below the cotelydons, and the slug only damaged a fourth inch of that or so.

Takanotsume said:

Is it possible this plant might have a chance if I were to, say, support with a stake, then perhaps add more soil to cover up the damaged portion so it could potentially put out roots? There was about an inch and a half of stem below the cotelydons, and the slug only damaged a fourth inch of that or so.

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Yup!

Are you sure that the damage is slug damage, and not damping off?

Yeah, it was definitely slug damage as the cotyledons were slightly nibbled on too and and the damage on the stem had that rough, uneven look characteristic of the rasping mouths of mollusks.
 
The jerks have been so bold as to climb all the way up to the tops of my tallest plants just to nibble on the young leaves, too. Perhaps coating the stems of the larger plants with diatomaceous earth might discourage them.

I used a product called Corry's Slug Killer.  It is a bait that works.  I went out after dark and caught them feeding on this stuff instead of the plants.  Supposedly it suppresses their appetite and after a few days it kills off the culprits.
I found it at one of the big box garden stores.  

Takanotsume said:

I had seen it mentioned in several places that coffee grinds would repel slugs..

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A repellent.

Tybo said:

I used a product called Corry's Slug Killer.
I went out after dark and caught them feeding on this stuff instead of the plants.
after a few days it kills off the culprits.

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A poison.
 
Why not a Slug Trap ?
 
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The seedling still seems to be growing, albeit more slowly then before the damage occurred.
 
Hopefully it's just trying to grow out more roots or something.