Pest Control > Slugs and SnailsSeptember 01, 2011
Pin It

Getting Rid of Snails

A snail on a flower stalk.This is a guide about getting rid of snails. Although many people think snails are cute, they can be devastating to your yard and garden.

Solutions

Rate the best solutions below. Do you have a solution to share for this guide? Sharing a solution enters you in our weekly solution contest.

Snails Hate Caffeine

To prevent snails from eating a new seedling you've just planted outdoors, put a ring of new, unused coffee grounds down around the plant. I dampen the grounds just a little to keep them from blowing away. Make sure it's UNused grounds; it's the caffeine that the snails hate.

By Lynn from Calif. from Chico, CA

Was this solution helpful?
 
Share Your Feedback: Once you try any of the above solutions, be sure to come back and give a "thumbs up" to the solution that worked the best for you. Do you have a better solution? Click "Share a Solution" above!

Questions

Here are questions related to this page. Click "Ask a Question" if you have a question to ask about this topic.

Getting Rid of Snails

I seem to be having an explosion of new snails on my plants. What are you using to stop the cute little things?

Hardiness Zone: 9a

By Betty from Ocala, FL

 

Most Recent Answer

By ms. carmen 08/01/2010

I have 5 pet box turtles in the fenced-in back yard. and no snails or slugs!

Natural Snail Control

What's a natural way to get rid of snails in my garden?

By Petunia53

 

Most Recent Answer

By Petunia53 05/16/2011

Thank you to "gbilly"....I had heard of that hint before and forgot about it. I'll give it a try! Thanks again!

Related

Archives

Here are archived discussions related to this page.


This is only my second summer at my new home. Last year I was so pleased to see plants and trees growing nicely until I started noticing holes in all the leaves. It appears I have some very hungry visitors in the form of snails. I was told snails indicate good soil but I would prefer to do without them. How can I get rid of snails or at least discourage them from visiting this summer

Hardiness Zone: 6a

Lynn from Toronto, Ontario


RE: Getting Rid of Snails

I use the blue bottle of Bayer Rose 3-in-1 I believe it's called. It works on everything, from green bugs on roses, to my tree that we happened to spray it with. The tree was losing its leaves on the top (after a week it looked completely healthy again like before). We use it on our garden even. It works wonderfully, I recommend it. Anytime you see anything from a bug, to insect bites and other remedies don't work quick enough, then use it. (04/30/2008)

By Cathy


How can you get rid of snails eating your potted plants?


What's a homemade way to get rid of slugs and snails?


facebook like arrowLike ThriftyFun on Facebook

Browse Topics

Over 80,000 tips, recipes, questions & crafts.

Ask a Question

Submit a question to the TF community.

Subscribe to ThriftyFun Newsletters!

Email: