How do you get rid of slugs and snails. In the garden I am overwhelmed

beer in a saucer

I use Cory's pellets animal safe and it works.

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 sorrows

Anything 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.

Salt will melt them. Not sure how much your plants can stand or if Eason salt, whichis beneficial to most plants, will achieve the same results.

Lots of good suggestions here! A lot of Hometalkers deal with this and you can totally solve the problem!

SALT. Take handfuls of salt & sprinkle it over your entire yard, garden, etc. Snails hate salt.

Lots of folks will tell you to use salt, which will work (by well, sort of melting them). It's pretty gross and bad for your soil. Beer traps are very effective if you don't have pets that happen to like beer. My choice is diatomaceous earth. Available at most any home and garden store, even the dreaded Walmart. It won't harm any plants, is safe to use on vegetables and pets and most important people. It's totally organic and has been around for decade. It will also take care of pesky potato bugs and squash bugs, earwigs, pill bugs and a plethora of other unwanted pests.