Pond snails
 

Keep the snails, they wont harm plants or fish. They will keep algae
growth down and eat away at any weed attached to the liner etc


wrote:
Hello,

My last pond question! Our pond is full of snails. I think that snails
can reproduce on their own, which is why there are so many. Should I
live and let live or do I need to have a snail cull? Presumably they
will not leave the water and are not a threat to the rest of the
garden?

Thanks.

Pond snails
 

Tony wrote:
Keep the snails, they wont harm plants or fish. They will keep algae
growth down and eat away at any weed attached to the liner etc


wrote:
Hello,

My last pond question! Our pond is full of snails. I think that snails
can reproduce on their own, which is why there are so many. Should I
live and let live or do I need to have a snail cull? Presumably they
will not leave the water and are not a threat to the rest of the
garden?

Thanks.

Perhaps not strictly legal, I don't know. But if you have a natural pond
near you collect a bucket of water then tip it into yours. chances are
you will soon have some water snails, and maybe other things. ;-)

Pond snails
 

Broadback wrote in message
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Perhaps not strictly legal, I don't know. But if you have a natural pond
near you collect a bucket of water then tip it into yours. chances are
you will soon have some water snails, and maybe other things. ;-)
Other things like harmful diseases which will kill off your fish?
For attractive snails try ebay. They are cheap and get sent through the
post successfully.

Pond snails
 

In message , Broadback
writes

Perhaps not strictly legal, I don't know. But if you have a natural
pond near you collect a bucket of water then tip it into yours. chances
are you will soon have some water snails, and maybe other things. ;-)

That's the conventional advice for getting a pond ecology going, and
it's perfectly legal, though if the donor pond is on private land it'd
be polite to ask permission.

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Sue ]:(:)