Home remedy to get rid of slug/snails that won't harm pets?
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Janet Pizaro
on Dec 12, 2017
https://www.rentokil.com/blog/10-home-remedies-for-slugs/ -
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Cys8292100
on Dec 12, 2017
I have used salt and diatomaceous earth and both worked nicely. You do not want to use salt near or on plants, though. -
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Banjojane66
on Dec 12, 2017
www.pennlive.com/gardening/2007/02/ways_to_stop_slugs_without_hur.htmlTry this for your solution. Good luck!!
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Elizabeth Michels Pinizzotto
on Dec 12, 2017
Snails don't like to crawl over sharp things. so some people use crushed egg shells around the garden to help. -
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William
on Dec 12, 2017
Sink a few bowls or plates in the ground level with the surface. Fill the bowls/plates with (cheap) beer. The yeast attracts the slugs. They drink their fill and drown. Not their sorrowsAnything you can make it uncomfortable for the slugs/snails to crawl on will deter them. A combination of solutions from everyone here should take care of them.Broken nutshells work in the same way as egg shells when getting rid of slugs. Break up the nutshells into small pieces, and create a protective barrier around your plants. Any slugs that come near your vegetables will soon turn the other way.Crushed egg shells work as a great home remedy of slugs. This is because slugs don’t like moving across sharp objects, although it isn’t not impossible for them to do, they just prefer not to. Break up the empty egg shells into small(ish) pieces and place around the flowers, plants, vegetables, and fruits you want to keep safe from slug damage.Ash and Cinders make a rough protective barrier, and the fine ash also acts as a desiccant that dries the slug out. Wood ash and cinders are preferable. Avoid direct contact with plants.Grit and Gravel. The sharp rasping edges of finely crushed ‘horticultural grit’ makes an excellent slug barrier. Coarser gravel is largely ineffective, other than for decorative purposes.Sandpaper. Cut rings of sandpaper and slip them round the stems of vulnerable plants.Sawdust makes a good coarse barrier around tender plants, also acting as a desiccant that dries the slug out. Hardwood sawdust is most effective, and some people recommend cedar or oak.Copper Rings or Discs. Solid copper rings/discs of various diameter, used to encircle single or small groups of plants to inflict a mild electric shock on the unsuspecting slug. Look for rings that clip together. These are easy to slip round established plant stems, or join together to form a larger barrier. -
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Iris
on Dec 12, 2017
I save all egg shells I use. Then I crush them. (Actually, if you can borrow a toddler, spread the shells out on tarp and ask the toddler to stomp on them. Any toddler I have asked has enjoyed it) Then spread the shells out thickly along the slug snail paths. The sharp shells are too painful to the slugs, so they stay away. This solution is free, environmentally safe and adds a bit of calcium to the soil.
Janet Pizaro
on Dec 12, 2017
Cys8292100
on Dec 12, 2017
Banjojane66
on Dec 12, 2017
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