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Old 11-07-2006, 11:30 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
Penelope Periwinkle
 
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Default snails versus beer? How does this work?

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:40:00 -0230, cloud dreamer
wrote:

Daniel Glazer wrote:
someone here (and another acquaintance) mentioned some trick involving beer
to rid one's tomatores of snails. how does it work? something bout putting
out beer in a way so they can get in (maybe into the can of beer) but not
out?



The beer attracts slugs and snails.


The yeast in the beer attracts the snails and slugs.

Supposedly putting yeast in water will draw them as well, but
I've never tried it.


Penelope

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