"Smiler" wrote in message
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- One of the most effective ways to address the problem is a nightime
ambush. Using a torch, just go round and collect them all up and
either squish them underfoot or if you prefer, take your prisoners on
a car journey or walk and leave them in a field a few miles from your
garden, don't discard too close to home as snails tend to have in
built GPS and it won't be long before you hear a slimey "Hi honey, I'm
home!!!".

The best solution if you collect them at night is to put them in a plastic,
lidded container in the freezer. That will kill them humanely (unlike
stamping on them) and you can discard the lot in the bin.

Mary