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I think I am tolerant of creatures in my garden...but I draw the line at SNAILS....I do not like them. Every couple of days I "harvest" all the snails I can see...
Today I harvest 39....there was a 40th but too hard to reach....
Uck...I do not want to use snail bait because of the cats...I tried pans of beer...they drank it and left....
any other ideas?


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Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary
Uck...I do not want to use snail bait because of the cats...I tried pans of beer...they drank it and left....
any other ideas?
Sorry , but I think this is hilarious. Some rowdy snails there.
I have a few snails around parts of the backyard, but I never tried to get
rid of them. Slugs, however, are gross creatures that freak me out.


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I have no idea of how to get rid of snails. They sure are nasty lil creatures though.


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My husband said salt... but that you can't put it on the ground b/c it would leach into the soil and kill things.


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When I lived in Taiwan, we used to rim the garden with salt. It would dissolve the snail on contact, so they stayed away. Might try it around a small area and see if it works.


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I LOVE garden snails. I think they are the cutest things! You could send them all to me, but it's too dry here for them to live.
My friend in California also did the salt trick. She put a line of salt all the way around her yard and then put all the snails outside of her yard. She said they stayed completely out unless it rained and then she had to replace the salt.


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lol,
I watch the mexican tv channels and they sell a product called "crema de caracol"- snail snot- for wrinkly skin.
They show people who harvest snails and note how the SS keeps their skin nice and soft....so they package it and people put it on their wrinkles!


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Only in California do we throw a party for snails and provide the beer!


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Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary
I tried pans of beer...they drank it and left....
Are you sure it was them? Were there any skunks staggering around with lampshades on their heads, or dogs howling Danny Boy noted in the area?
Love, Columbine


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Ha ha ha, now you will NEVER get rid of them!! They know now where they can get a free beer
My dad used to keep the snails away from the leek with a "salt-path" too


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I remember when I was a child my parents had some good friends who used to come over for dinner alot. In fact, I used to call them Aunt and Uncle. Aunt Jessie used to say that her garden had loads of snails and slugs and she used to tease us kids by saying that she would go out in the middle of the night and pee on them in order to get rid of them. For years my brother and I believed her.
Hey, what the heck, it's worth a "shot" no???


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Ha, it seems that they like beer... how about putting a couple of small bowls of that just OUTSIDE your garden! They'll all gather together there and have a party.
We have some here called "killer" snails. Hope you get rid of them!!


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Originally Posted by gini
Only in California do we throw a party for snails and provide the beer!
Well, let's see .... if she puts salt around the rim .... Margaritas anyone?


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extra salt on the chips? to go with the beer


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You are the one who is into French culture- so why not serving them with garlic butter- but of course no beer: some white chardonnay might be right