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Snails in the water butt
One of our butts seems to be a swimming pool for snails, except they can't
swim and drown. They float for a while then I presume sink. Will it cause any problem? -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk |
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Snails in the water butt
"'Mike'" wrote ... One of our butts seems to be a swimming pool for snails, except they can't swim and drown. They float for a while then I presume sink. Will it cause any problem? Thy will rot and smell absolutely dreadful. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Snails in the water butt
'Mike' wrote:
One of our butts seems to be a swimming pool for snails, except they can't swim and drown. They float for a while then I presume sink. Will it cause any problem? Not likely to cause any problems for your plants. I get a few snails appear in mine too, presumably washed down the guttering. As they decompose they will add a bit of extra nourishment to the water. That is the view I take anyway. Today I've pumped some water from our underground tank and noticed a dead frog floating on top. It also collects the occasional dead rodent. I certainly wouldn't want to drink the water! Good for plants though. Once a year, usually in Spring I completely empty the 500 litre water butt - it ends up with smelly sludge in the bottom, presumably from the decomposed insects and leaves. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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Snails in the water butt
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "'Mike'" wrote ... One of our butts seems to be a swimming pool for snails, except they can't swim and drown. They float for a while then I presume sink. Will it cause any problem? Thy will rot and smell absolutely dreadful. -- Regards Bob Hobden That was a bit personal Bob ;-) -- Mike The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association www.rneba.org.uk Luxury Self Catering on the Isle of Wight? www.shanklinmanormews.co.uk |
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Snails in the water butt
Only if they drift over to the tap outlet.
jim, Northampton |
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