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stop snails climbing shrubs
"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... "Charlie Pridham" wrote in message T... In article , says... We have a 2yr old weeping Caragana Arborescens in a large pot in front garden, and snails are determined to killl kill kill. It's a case of picking off 20+ every night, and last year they succeeded in destroying all new shoots, and bypassing a cardboard collar I fitted to stop them climbing up. What other ideas to stop them do you have? thanks, lol Get a large pan and fill with water, create an island in the middle and stand pot on it, the water gap will stop them as long as its over 2". make sure the pot is not in the water. Spray plant on dry evenings with a liquid slug & snail killer -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Charlie, is that 2" deep or 2" from the side to the pot? ie they have to swim or stretch 2"? Mike They wont swim but a big one can stretch a surprisingly long way, so I reckon 2" horizontal as a minimum -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea Many thanks. That is what I suspected Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. |
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