As sparklepinksunflower said - it's the squish factor! Having to empty the drowned corpses would just finish me off - I haven't got a weak stomach and I don't mind snails so much but slugs..........uuurrrggggghhhh..........my stomach is heaving even thinking about it!
I'd love to have hedgehogs and frogs to sort out the problem for me, but I'm afraid they're not things I can just buy in Tesco.............
I'm going to give up on launching snails now, I had no idea they had a homing instinct!! I'll put them in the wheelie bin with "a try finding your way back now!!!"
i was told about a lard and salt rub for your pots.. not tried it yet and a salt water spray.. mix up with warm water and spray them.. not trie dit yet.. but will be this week.. wil let you know.
Ive got the little blitters too munching away on my runner beans..... i use blue slug pellits but a friend told me last night to use vaserline..so last night i rubbed some on my canes.. lets see the buggers get up those...
what is Garlic wash...... can you make it yourself.
I was on my plot today and found on the leaves of my fruit bushes small gray snails there was no dammage done to the leaves i have picked them off ,but was wondering why would they be there in the first place
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As sparklepinksunflower said - it's the squish factor! Having to empty the drowned corpses would just finish me off - I haven't got a weak stomach and I don't mind snails so much but slugs..........uuurrrggggghhhh..........my stomach is heaving even thinking about it!
I'd love to have hedgehogs and frogs to sort out the problem for me, but I'm afraid they're not things I can just buy in Tesco.............
I'm going to give up on launching snails now, I had no idea they had a homing instinct!! I'll put them in the wheelie bin with "a try finding your way back now!!!"
I have absolutely no problem with the sound of snails crunching underfoot. It is one of my favourite sounds.
as 4711 says beer slops work ,but some pubs wont give them to you on health and safity grounds so I buy very cheep beer in aldi or lidl
i was told about a lard and salt rub for your pots.. not tried it yet and a salt water spray.. mix up with warm water and spray them.. not trie dit yet.. but will be this week.. wil let you know.
Ive got the little blitters too munching away on my runner beans..... i use blue slug pellits but a friend told me last night to use vaserline..so last night i rubbed some on my canes.. lets see the buggers get up those...
what is Garlic wash...... can you make it yourself.
Garlic wash
https://www.bowdenhostas.com/pages/Garlic-Wash-Recipe.html
Thanks Sotongeoff I shall give that a whirl....so easy too
@gardeningfanatic I thought salt water was very bad for plants? or are you spraying the plant pots?
I was on my plot today and found on the leaves of my fruit bushes small gray snails there was no dammage done to the leaves i have picked them off ,but was wondering why would they be there in the first place