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Posted by jan_cornelissen VIC Aust (My Page) on Sat, Oct 25, 03 at 1:10
| snails are eating my sage, what's more they don't like the beer i put down for them to drown in (toohey's red). Has anyone got a childfriendly solution for this problem??
cheers, Jan |
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RE: snails eating sage
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Perhaps Toohey's Red is not yeasty enough for them. I think it's the yeast that attracts them. You could try adding a little bit of Vegemite to boost the yeast smell, or some brewers yeast. Try other things. Wheat bran for example.
Another alternative is to sprinkle a goodly amount of something like diatomaeceous earth (I think it's also called diatomite) around the plants. The snails don't like crawling over this stuff as it cuts them. It doesn't last long however.
If all else fails, go out at night with a torch and pick them off. |
RE: snails eating sage
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- Posted by leyla Central Vic (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 27, 03 at 16:50
As any good Victorian snail knows - VB or nothing.
Sawdust also works around the plant - dies up juices or something
Leyla |
RE: snails eating sage
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| Ah... childproof. Now I understand why you don't use blitzem. Isn't salt supposed to annoy the hell out of them? |
RE: snails eating sage
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| The snails in my garden are very hunger, they are eating my comfrey, cleamantis, they enjoyed the daffodils. We have plenty of weeds so why don't they feast on them?? I think I shall try the beer with vegimite and I shall throw in some yeast for good measure ;> |
RE: snails eating sage
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Hi All,
I read somewhere that coffee is good, spray on and around plants, evidently they dont like caffiene :-)
Gill |
RE: snails eating sage
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| Your snails have exceptional taste....try some Coopers, maybe a pale ale now that the weather is warming up, reserving a dark ale for the cooler months...maybe even a stout!! If they are truely fussy, try a Boags, or a Squire (the pilsneer is good)...or you could import a really tastey beer that I once drank in Odense in Denmark.....Giraffe I think it was called... I have successfully used coffee grounds around my plants to deter snails and slugs, it lasts longer than a coffee spray. (Organic Brazilian Roast - just in case you're wondering!) You could also try spreading sawdust around your plants or eggshells, because apparently slimey critters don't like crawling over either of these things. If all else fails try Blundstones.........at night. cheers, mudlark |
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