Don't throw out eggshells. Crush them up and throw them into your garden. They provide needed calcium to the soil as they decompose and the sharp-edged shells keep snails out of your beds.
Diatomaceous earth, available in pool supply stores, works as well. If the snails try to crawl over either material, the sharp edges slices up their obnoxious bellies.
By Linda L. from Vista, CA
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.
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 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 cybergrannie from Ocala, FL
Put some shallow containers with beer in them in the garden. Make sure the side of the container are not too high for the snails to crawl up. The beer attacks them! It worked for me!
You might try sprinkling area with sand, oyster shell,
anything a bit gritty. Maybe even coffee grounds, or diatomaceous earth.
I would sprinkle salt all around and they won't like it, lol. The beer one is good too.
Blessings,
Robyn
Hi and thanks everyone for all the info. I checked out the archives also.
I do not have beer but I have just found food quality diatomaceous earth and I think I will try it first and maybe some salt near my sidewalk.
Will salt kill outer plants or mess up the ground for future planting?
Hi and thanks everyone for all the info. I checked out the archives also.
I do not have beer but I have just found food quality diatomaceous earth and I think I will try it first and maybe some salt near my sidewalk.
Will salt kill outer plants or mess up the ground for future planting?
Yes the salt will mess up the other plants and kill them. Do the beer or go to the garden center/hardware store and get the Ortho Snails and Slugs stuff.
Back in the Spring, we had a similar problem and needed a reasonable way to get rid of them. I don't know how big your garden is, so depending on size, consider the following options.
If relatively small, a salt shaker goes a long way. sprinkle a titch of salt directly on the slugs to kill them almost instantly. if your garden is a little too large for this or you are unable to 'catch them in the act', grind up egg shells and spread the crushed up shells around the base of the plants. Slugs and snails find that finely ground shells as uncomfortable to crawl across and will avoid those areas. If you have a swimming pool that uses a filter, the diatomaceous earth used by the filter also works remarkably well when applied in the same manner.
I have 5 pet box turtles in the fenced-in back yard. and no snails or slugs!
In the fall, if you have problems with snails, lay down an old wood board in edge of your garden. During the winter months, the snails will crawl under the board.
What's a natural way to get rid of snails in my garden?
By Petunia53
Thank you to "gbilly"....I had heard of that hint before and forgot about it. I'll give it a try! Thanks again!
What is good to use to keep the snails from eating my beet greens as they come up?
Thanks.
By Gail
What does having snails on the outside of the house indicate?
By Bob
My old air conditioner had about 80 snails in it and it made a horrible noise. I could not get them out. How do I prevent them from getting into my new A/C?
By Kathy F.
I don't have anything in my yard except grass. We have over 20 snails daily on the outside walls of the house. Egg shells are out of the question because of our 2 dogs. Is there anything else recommended that is pet safe?
By Terry from Jarrell, TX
How can I get rid of tiny snails in my vegetable garden? They are eating my plants.
By LuyBaby
