Garden snails (pests)

lindoc


Joined: 30/08/2007
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:22

After the wet winter the garden seems to be plagued with snails, eating at the plants and citrus trees, anyone know of a safe solution to rid the little blighter's.



Doc

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:37

It's all here: -

http://www.familymatters.tv/level_4/homeandgarden/snails.htm

puppylover



Joined: 05/05/2008
Posts: 1427

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:43

lindoc



I thought we were the only ones being plagued by the little blighters......they are everywhere!



Solution?.......egg shells!!

I always wondered while playing in my grandmother's garden as a child why there were always crushed egg shells around the base of her fruit trees.



She swore that it stopped snails and sluggs from getting near her trees and plants.



There are also pellets you can get from garden centre's in the UK but I'm not sure if they would be available here.



Mr Pound in Girne do various products in the garden section.....might be worth a look.

britvic



Joined: 05/09/2008
Posts: 3039

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:47

Please don't use pellets, someone recommended them to me, and the poor things die a horrible slow death, before eventually sort of exploding! There must be a more humane way of getting rid of them.

lindoc


Joined: 30/08/2007
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:53

Thanks Keith

I liked this part. Sink a shallow jar so the top is flush with the ground. Fill the trap with beer, regular or non alcoholic to 1/2 inch from the top and wait for the slugs to fall in and drown. A recent survey on what kind of beer slugs like best tells us they prefer Budweiser, Bud light, Coors light, Michelob, Old Milwaukee. Pretty good taste buds huh?

Will give Efes a go, Got some straight from the sore belly factory, I have seen what that does to people (self included). surely can't fail.

Doc.

banjo


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 113

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:55

salt will do the job

lindoc


Joined: 30/08/2007
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 17:58

Thanks for the tips Puppylover

Doc.

lindoc


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Posts: 220

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 18:01

Banjo



Does the salt not damage the plants.



Doc.

Lawnmower


Joined: 25/10/2008
Posts: 71

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 18:34

Green Garden on the right towards Alsancak near The Ship Hotel they have the solution, great party Saturday!!

lindoc


Joined: 30/08/2007
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
16/04/2009 18:50

Fred

You should have brought some with you on Saturday, With the solution, Beer, and that French girl it could have been fun. Snail Hunting of course. What an excuse for being behind the bush with her.

lindoc


Joined: 30/08/2007
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 11:26

Tried two beer traps (Efes) last night had about 50 snails in each one this morning.

Doc.

cruggs


Joined: 06/04/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 11:37

i chase them around the garden, and when i catch them up, i squash them with my zimmer frame. result no more snails, and the exercise doe,s me good.

joebloggs


Joined: 17/04/2009
Posts: 11

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:57

Eat Them,! I lived in Portugal for Years, and they were a regular on the Table especially with some Beers.

You put them in aBucket of Fresh Water over night covered with netting, they climp up t o the net , so cleaning themselves, then boil for 10 mins with fresh herbs, WALLA !!!!. You have yourself a Free meal, and no more plants get eaten.

ROBnJO


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 1289

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 17:12

http://www.south-west-snails.co.uk/

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 17:18

Feed them on lettuce for 2 weeks, boil them up and sell them to Guido. He can cook a mean escargot with butter, garlic and parsley!



Richard

ROBnJO


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 1289

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 17:51

Don't think of snails as a pest, think of them as a harvest!



If you don't want to eat them,(they used to be known as 'wall food'), get some chickens, they love them, slugs as well!



You may have to crush the shells a bit for them, but the calcium is good for strong eggshells.

banjo


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 113

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 20:54

no, not at all

lindoc


Joined: 30/08/2007
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 16:39

Bloggsy

What a great recipe more than enough for the 2ofus.