Preventing Snails in the Garden

RE: Preventing Snails in the Garden By Scooter 2 (15) Contact Snails don't like to crawl over anything scratchy or sharp. I've used eggshells (as mentioned above), gravel, and oyster shells. Posted on 03/23/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Preventing Snails in the Garden By Goldie2 (24) Contact We used to have an oak tree were told that the acorns attract slugs so maybe they attract snails, too. We no longer have the tree so the slug population is much smaller but we still have to protect certain slug-tempting plants. We sprinkle crushed egg shells on top of the soil around the plants and the slugs can't glide over them. Sorry tht I don't know how to conpletely eliminate snails but maybe this will help. P.S. We never had any luck with the beer method. Posted on 03/21/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Preventing Snails in the Garden By pollylev (35) Profile Contact Believe it or not, slugs love beer! If you fill a tuna can with beer, the slugs will climb into it and die! They'll be happy, but dead. Perhaps snails are beer lovers, too. I'd suggest a lower, slightly broader container and see how that works. Posted on 03/20/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Preventing Snails in the Garden By Lynn from Calif. (105) Profile Contact Try putting unused, dry coffee (not instant, has to be regular) in a ring around the plants. Supposedly, the snails hate the caffeine in the coffee and won't cross it. Good luck! Posted on 03/20/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Preventing Snails in the Garden By sjackie2000 (75) Profile Contact You could put broken eggshells in your garden. Snails don't like walking (crawling) across them. Plus, they are a good source of calcium for your soil. Posted on 03/19/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Preventing Snails in the Garden By daisychain (23) Contact If you look under loose paving slabs, waterbutts, or anything else free standing you should find slugs and snails sleeping. Pick them off and dump them somewhere else, or kill them. Remember though, that snails will return unless you take them a long way away. There's no point throwing them over the fence. They will come home! Posted on 03/18/2009 | Report Spam or Abuse

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