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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
g'day col,
lots of things to try: beer traps ie.,. an old can with some beer in the bottom attracts and kills them. evening or very all pre-dawn torch safari's and squish them or drop them in boiling water. lay old bits of pipe around or any sort of material that creates a dark moist place for them to hide under then collect them from that spot daily. On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:17:31 GMT, col wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way toget rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
G'day Col,
We used to employ a duck on very reasonable wages. He could have all the snails he could find, and we could keep his eggs. When the contract came up for renewal we doubled his wages and she seemed very satisfied. No chemicals to me sounds like an exercise in futility. Defender or some such seems to do the job, with none in our neighbourhood getting much older than the average age. As far as using beer, no aussie I know of would even buy an enemy a beer. As far as getting up with the snails, the duck would have no problems doing that for me. It was a sad day when he disappeared in to the oven. Ah well his replacement is no wiser as he wanders the garden leaving his calling cards. Best snail security I have ever had. Best Regards Jonno len garden wrote: g'day col, lots of things to try: beer traps ie.,. an old can with some beer in the bottom attracts and kills them. evening or very all pre-dawn torch safari's and squish them or drop them in boiling water. lay old bits of pipe around or any sort of material that creates a dark moist place for them to hide under then collect them from that spot daily. On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:17:31 GMT, col wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:17:31 GMT, col wrote:
My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of them without the use of chemicals please. Get a pet duck. |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way toget rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
Ducks get my vote too!! Then again I am biassed towards them as I bred
them for many years and had 10 different types. A blue tongue lizard is also good for eating snails...plenty of empty snail shells around here and nothing with snail damage. If you decide to get a duck (or two, maybe three) make sure you get a DUCK and not a Muscovy....they are NOT ducks, but geese and this is a very common misunderstanding. Duck eggs take 28 days to hatch, and goose eggs take 35 days.....Muscovies, because genetically they are a goose, also take 35 days. Hope this helps? Bronwyn ;-) wrote: On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:17:31 GMT, col wrote: My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of them without the use of chemicals please. Get a pet duck. |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way toget rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
Dont these eat snails?
How about temperament. What do they taste like? HC wrote: Ducks get my vote too!! Then again I am biassed towards them as I bred them for many years and had 10 different types. A blue tongue lizard is also good for eating snails...plenty of empty snail shells around here and nothing with snail damage. If you decide to get a duck (or two, maybe three) make sure you get a DUCK and not a Muscovy....they are NOT ducks, but geese and this is a very common misunderstanding. Duck eggs take 28 days to hatch, and goose eggs take 35 days.....Muscovies, because genetically they are a goose, also take 35 days. Hope this helps? Bronwyn ;-) wrote: On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:17:31 GMT, col wrote: My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of them without the use of chemicals please. Get a pet duck. |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
"len garden" wrote in message
lots of things to try: beer traps ie.,. an old can with some beer in the bottom attracts and kills them. Or use vegemite or promite or any yeast based product. Or Derris dust mixed up with Corn Flakes. |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way toget rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
FarmI wrote:
"len garden" wrote in message lots of things to try: beer traps ie.,. an old can with some beer in the bottom attracts and kills them. Or use vegemite or promite or any yeast based product. Or Derris dust mixed up with Corn Flakes. Your breakfast time must be like the scene from romeo and juliet... |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way togetrid of snails without the use of chemicals please
You know I've never eaten snails! Never had the opportunity, then again not sure I'd want to try!! I have eaten crocodile/kangaroo/water buffalo/etc and we always killed our own goats for the freezer. Chevon (goat meat) is absolutely beautiful, similar to lamb but leaner. A few times we killed ducks and a goose or two, but to be honest I had too many orders for both, so there was never any left for us, we went to the supermarket and bought chicken!!! LOL Bronwyn ;-) Jonno wrote: Dont these eat snails? How about temperament. What do they taste like? HC wrote: Ducks get my vote too!! Then again I am biassed towards them as I bred them for many years and had 10 different types. A blue tongue lizard is also good for eating snails...plenty of empty snail shells around here and nothing with snail damage. If you decide to get a duck (or two, maybe three) make sure you get a DUCK and not a Muscovy....they are NOT ducks, but geese and this is a very common misunderstanding. Duck eggs take 28 days to hatch, and goose eggs take 35 days.....Muscovies, because genetically they are a goose, also take 35 days. Hope this helps? Bronwyn ;-) wrote: On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:17:31 GMT, col wrote: My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of them without the use of chemicals please. Get a pet duck. |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:17:31 GMT, col wrote in
aus.gardens: My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of them without the use of chemicals please. Ducks Regards Prickles Timendi causa est nescire This message only uses recycled electrons |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way to get rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
"Jonno" wrote in message
FarmI wrote: "len garden" wrote in message lots of things to try: beer traps ie.,. an old can with some beer in the bottom attracts and kills them. Or use vegemite or promite or any yeast based product. Or Derris dust mixed up with Corn Flakes. Your breakfast time must be like the scene from romeo and juliet... I might be for snails and slugs, but not for me. |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way toget rid of snails without the use of chemicals please
"HC" wrote in message
... You know I've never eaten snails! Never had the opportunity, then again not sure I'd want to try!! Delicious if done well, rubbery and tough if not done well. |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way togetrid of snails without the use of chemicals please
HC wrote:
You know I've never eaten snails! Never had the opportunity, I am told that youjust collect them upand put them i a bucket with a screen top. Feed themon bread crumbs. Let me know if you need a recipe. |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way togetridof snails without the use of chemicals please
Thanks for your generous offer, but somehow think I'll pass!! LOL Too
many 'off' jokes over the years come readily to mind!! LOL Terryc wrote: HC wrote: You know I've never eaten snails! Never had the opportunity, I am told that youjust collect them upand put them i a bucket with a screen top. Feed themon bread crumbs. Let me know if you need a recipe. |
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My cabbage patch has been attacked by snails. Any safe way togetridof snails without the use of chemicals please
HC wrote:
Thanks for your generous offer, but somehow think I'll pass!! LOL Too many 'off' jokes over the years come readily to mind!! LOL Blow, now I'm going to have to find someone else to test them out. I know my italian neighbour does it, but his tastes are rather low. I was lloking for someon else to go first {:-). |
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