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They hide under my plants and eat away the roots. I pick up a half dead plant and there are 5 large snails right there. I tried beer one season, but it didn't help. Is there some kind of snail repellant I can use that won't kill anything else ( like bees and hummers)? TIA
They hide under my plants and eat away the roots. I pick up a half dead plant and there are 5 large snails right there. I tried beer one season, but it didn't help. Is there some kind of snail repellant I can use that won't kill anything else ( like bees and hummers)? TIA
Slug collars. I used to use metal foil tape back in WV.
You put down little fences of copper tape for the slugs. They won't touch or go over the copper because they get tiny electric shocks off the copper. It's like a little electric fence. Here is what it looks like and how it works. https://www.google.ca/search?ei=mr9O...XZJAsYQ4dUDCA0
We had great success putting the copper tape around the perimeters of our raised beds. However, when California had its long drought a few years ago, most of the snails disappeared and haven't come back. They were non-native anyway, so no one misses them.
Use Sluggo twice a year around the perimeter of the garden to keep it away from veggies.
Tossing salt on them will make them cringe.
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