How to get rid of snails
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Juanita J on Mar 16, 2015Go to the dollar store or any thrift store and buy shallow saucers, plastic if possible. Also buy some cheap beer and pour a bit into the saucers. Place the saucers near the plants in the garden for snails are attracted to the beer. They will climb in the saucer and drown in the beer. Dousing them with table salt is another option but who wants to get up at 4 or 5 in the morning to watch them come out so you can salt them? Beer works best as you don't have to stand guard over them.Helpful Reply
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Pat on Mar 16, 2015Beer works best as Juanita J says. I would love to hear how to get rid of pill bugs, too.Helpful Reply
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Ann Parker on Mar 16, 2015use egg shell around the bottom of the plants break the egg shells upHelpful Reply
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Vic on Mar 16, 2015copper snails will not go on copperHelpful Reply
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Bonny McDaniel on Mar 16, 2015I use the egg shell method...works quite well. I'm afraid my dog would get drunk on the beer!Helpful Reply
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Marilyn on Mar 16, 2015Pill bugs, which are not bugs at all, but rather crustaceans, are scavengers and typically eat the debris in the garden. Think of them as nature's garbage disposals. However, if you do want to rid the garden of pill bugs, the easiest way is to clean the habitat in which they thrive: the moist debris in and around the plants.Helpful Reply
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Brenda on Mar 16, 2015Sink shallow tuna cans in the ground just deep enough for the top of the can to be even with the soil and fill with beer.Helpful Reply
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Denice Notter on Mar 17, 2015Thank you everyone. I was trying to remember what cornmeal was used for, perhaps aphids? Thoughts?Helpful Reply
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Juanita J on Mar 17, 2015I've always heard that cornmeal was good for repelling ants.Helpful Reply
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