Snails in the Garden
We all have snail problems. They are slimy, horrible and eat my precious vegetables! Snails can be hard to stop, however hard you try you always get one muching on your veggies.
Here are a few ways I stop them.
Upturn a flower pot, snails will soon find there way under them to get in the shade. Then it is up to you to ‘get rid’ of them however you wish.
Make beer traps and get ‘em drunk. The snails will become tipsy and fall in the beer and die. A great way to die!
Simply check for snails daily and again ‘get rid’ of them in anyway you want. You will find that you will be able to get rid of 60% of snails by just doing this.
Slug pellets, I don’t like them and don’t use them but they do work. If you are having big problems with snails then you may decide to use them.
So how do I ‘get rid’ of the snails? I collect them and place them in a jar full of soapy water, it will kill them instantly. Another famous method of killing them which an old friend of mine does is collect a whole heap of snails and drops a brick on top of them, it’s a quick and painless death for the snails.
Disclaimer (I have to have one!) – In no way do I encourage the killing of animals with this post. The information is for entertainment purposes. (Sorry about that. I have got to have a disclaimer)
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I couldn’t agree more on snails being horrible! But I’m sure their existence have a purpose. I like the idea about the beer although snails have to wait until I get enough of the beer!
Hi Simon,
I used to live in Milan a big city. No gardens at all. Since a few years i Live at the outskirts of a small town in a place with a little garden. I was extremely surprised when they told me how bad snais are for gardens.
Alex