Guest guest9824 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 ...how to deal with them??? Brian and his lovely family have decided to invade our garden! There is a snailfest going on right in front of our noses. Now I havent reached for the slug pellets yet, but Brian and his harem are pushing me to it. My youngest and I planted some lovely petunias all over our garden, only to find they were part of Brians banquet the other night. Not sure if we have a snail invasion going on at the moment due to the amount of wet weather we have had, but we seem to have lots of the little blighters! Any ideas on how to cull them, and before you say it, I am not offering them drinks (ie beer in an open can) with their gourmet buffettttt, but any other ideas of how to move Brian along, would be greatly appreciated! One Pead off pea:sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumble Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Us too pea. Can't step outside our front door without the familiar crunching sound! All over the grass and patio, climbing up windows, eaten OH's chilli plant and we've now worked out they are eating our post!!! We pull out letters with big holes right through the middle of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I saw the thread title and my first reaction was Yum! Unfortunately the variety you have are probably inedible. I don't like pellets and chemicals but find beer traps are really effective around my veggies. This is the one I use; 1.Take 1 empty plastic drink bottle. Cut a flap on either side about5-8cm (2-3") up from the base of the bottle. 2.Pull the flaps out and down, so that they resemble "littledrawbridges". 3.Fill the base of the bottle with beer 4.Bury the base of the bottle near plants you want to protect, and makesure the flaps are out flat so that the snails can easily crawl in. (Tip:don't cut the top off the bottle. It helps prevent rain or irrigationwater from getting into the trap.) When your bottle is full with beery, snaily soup I cut the top off and pour it into my compost or the worm farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redsquare Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Not had that problem here yet but back in the UK I had a fiendish yet humane solution... A tennis racket! As long as your first service is quite gentle, you can launch them over a few gardens without them coming to any harm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odies Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 love that red sq. funny now you all mention snails I have not seen any this year / could be all the lovely weather we have had and still having. before that I have dug holes put in small containers and put beer in and they fall for it every time 2/3 at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest9824 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Not had that problem here yet but back in the UK I had a fiendish yet humane solution... A tennis racket! As long as your first service is quite gentle, you can launch them over a few gardens without them coming to any harm. Good one Red, but I'd end up with a forearm like Boris (ginge) Becker if I had to bat all the slippery suckers over the fence! It reminds me of when my mum used to eat perri winkles, orrble things, look like snot, picked out with pin......eeeewwwww.. I suppose it could be a job for the kids, they are off school kicking their heels..hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest9824 Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I saw the thread title and my first reaction was Yum!Unfortunately the variety you have are probably inedible. I don't like pellets and chemicals but find beer traps are really effective around my veggies. This is the one I use; 1.Take 1 empty plastic drink bottle. Cut a flap on either side about5-8cm (2-3") up from the base of the bottle. 2.Pull the flaps out and down, so that they resemble "littledrawbridges". 3.Fill the base of the bottle with beer 4.Bury the base of the bottle near plants you want to protect, and makesure the flaps are out flat so that the snails can easily crawl in. (Tip:don't cut the top off the bottle. It helps prevent rain or irrigationwater from getting into the trap.) When your bottle is full with beery, snaily soup I cut the top off and pour it into my compost or the worm farm. i was thinking of a more slow, painful death.....than languishing in beer, that's far too much fun for the pesky critters! :ssign10: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liloharry Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I collect them all in a bucket, then give them a bath in boiling hot water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieCrumble Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 Oh but I feel so guilty even stepping on them! No idea why, but I think back to my primary school days when we used to go find snails and make little 'nests' for them in freshly cut grass. It was a happy little time and I can't bring myself to hurt the little buggers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozzachino Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 My step mum used to cover them in salt. Personally i go for the beer option, works like a treat but i think it also attracts more snails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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