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Surefire no-chemical fix
THIS works for me. I do this every year, usually once or twice only.
On a nice cold, dewy night go outside with a good torch and a bucket of water at about 9 or 10pm. Head for the lawn if you have it, coz they love to graze there. If not, hunt a bit and you'll find your quarry somewhere lush. (Wherever they are, they'll be eating). Pick up every snail you can see and drop it in the bucket. When you're done, decant the water off, put the snails in a plastic bag and bin 'em. Do this a few nights in a row and you won't HAVE a snail problem. You'll notice the numbers diminishing each night. You won't get them all, but you don't *NEED* to get them all - you just need to put a big dent in the snail population. BTW, we have toddlers and I flatly refuse to use snail pellets or baits of any kind (I don't care what the labelling says about being pet-safe etc etc. Kids don't need the exposure). Brad-Sabrina-Felix wrote: Does anyone know how to keep snails off the garden which is safe for children as we have a young child who likes to do gardening and we also look after children Thanx Brad |
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