Snail poison :( :(

t_obermory

I've used straw/hay to put around my strawberry plants in the past to keep the slugs and snails off presumably they don't like/can't move over it. It seemed to work, didn't stop the woodlice eating them though!

HTH's.

LincolnshireYokel

The best stuff is [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Diatomaceous Earth

[/FONT]It absorbs lipids from the waxy outer layer of insects' exoskeletons, causing them to dehydrate. Arthropods die as a result of the water pressure deficiency, based on Fick's law of diffusion. This also works against gastropods and is commonly employed in gardening to defeat slugs.

Lotus-eater

Soot2006 wrote: »

It's in my second post - metaldehyde
.... the ones I'd promised myself never to use.

Thanks, I'd missed that somehow, that shows how dangerous they are then.

Davesnave

LincolnshireYokel wrote: »

The best stuff is [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Diatomaceous Earth[/FONT]


It absorbs lipids from the waxy outer layer of insects' exoskeletons, causing them to dehydrate. Arthropods die as a result of the water pressure deficiency, based on Fick's law of diffusion. This also works against gastropods and is commonly employed in gardening to defeat slugs.

From the web site linked:

"Keep in mind that it may kill beneficial insects as well."

Actually, there isn't any 'may' about it; it will kill anything that has an exoskeleton, and it could possibly injure worms if it tackles slugs/snails. My chickens get it, but in carefully controlled amounts, due to the cost.

amcluesent

What about using the foliage spray made from infusion of garlic?