Tips on Dealing with Slugs and Snails in the Garden
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Article by: Fran Barnwell One of the most common problems faced by gardeners is the one of slugs and snails. Even experienced gardeners tear their collective hair out at the destruction , Emerald Green Arborvitae for Sellersville Pa. these creatures can cause. So I thought I would give you a few tried and tested tips, , Garden Furniture: A Natural Extension of the Home and some others perhaps not so well known, to help you deal with them : you won't get rid of them all together, but at least you will be able to keep them under some sort of control! They may not all work for you : a lot depends on just how bad the problem is where you live : but it is certainly worth trying some if not all of them. Barriers: These methods will be more effective against snails than slugs, as slugs live in the ground and can therefore avoid barriers. On your garden , Things to Consider When Buying Rustic Patio Furniture borders, you can use barriers around plants, , Things to Consider When Buying Rustic Patio Furniture such as crushed eggshells, grit, bran, or wood-ash or soot. The theory is that slugs and snails are reluctant to cross these materials and will therefore wander off elsewhere to look for their next meal. Make sure you put plenty down without any gaps. Scatter oat bran around your plants , Get a Jump on Next Summer’s Backyard Entertaining by Startin : slugs love it, but if they eat enough, they expand and die! Petroleum jelly smeared thickly around the rims of pots , Growing Hybrid Grapes has a similar deterrent effect. You can purchase copper , Blue Flowers Add Style and Color to any Garden tape with an adhesive backing, which you can stick around the pot , Marvellous May Plant Colour sides : this gives the snail a small electric , Marvellous May Plant Colour shock as it tries to cross. Traps: Use beer traps : very effective at dealing with both slugs and snails, and you can buy these from a garden , Emerald Green Arborvitae for Sellersville Pa. centre. Place , Marvellous May Plant Colour the trap, filled with cheap beer, in a hole with the top at soil , Garden Fountains - How To Create A Haven Of Tranquility In Your Own Backyard level. You can also use out of date fruit , Curtains offer many decorative choices juice, or even milk just about on the turn. Alternatively, make your own by cutting off about 3-4 inches off the base of a plastic , Marvellous May Plant Colour drinks bottle. After eating your half grapefruit, cut a small hole and place , Types Of Shrub To Use In Your Garden the skin upside down on the soil. , A Great Shrub For Bristol Township, PA - the Burning Bush Slugs love it and will congregate inside , Types Of Lawn Mower Batteries and each day you can collect them up. Collect all the slugs and snails you can find in the late evening, when they start to become active and drown them in a bucket of heavily salted water. , A Great Shrub For Bristol Township, PA - the Burning Bush Plain water , Plants For Establishing a Hedge in Durham Township Pa. will not work : they will simply swim to the surface and crawl out! Or, if you know where they hide out, you can gather them up during the day : try looking under logs or bricks, and shrubs, , A Guide To Residential Bridges any dark, damp corner. And what to do with the slugs you've collected? If you put live slugs or snails into your compost , Growing Roses heap, they will probably stay there, as there is plenty of matter for them to feast on. You can also put the dead ones in there too, those in the beer traps including the beer : but scoop the dead slugs and snails out of the salty water , Caring for Long Stem Roses first. Predators: For a biological control, you can use nematodes : microscopic parasites that kill the slugs above and below ground. Obtained from organic garden , A Great Shrub For Bristol Township, PA - the Burning Bush suppliers, you simply mix the powder with water , Things to Consider When Buying Rustic Patio Furniture and spray on to the soil , Birch Tree Planting Tips for Bucks County Pa. using a watering can. This can be effective for around six weeks. If you are lucky enough to have the space, adopt some chickens or ducks : they just love eating slugs : and you can have some free eggs into the bargain. Make your garden , Fountains - How To Create A Haven Of Tranquility In Your Own Backyard wildlife friendly, to encourage the natural , Is It Really Teak Wood? Caveat Emptor! (Part One) predators of slugs and snails to come and visit. Dig a pond , Geranium Plants to encourage frogs and toads; leave out food , Caring for Long Stem Roses for hedgehogs; and put up bird , Geomantic Rules in the Living Room feeders. This will not provide an ‘instant fix' for the problem, but in the long term will give you a healthier garden , Soy Candles? What Will They Think of Next? with fewer pests. , Make The Most Of Fall Gardening Till next time, happy slug hunting! Article Source: http://www.articledashboard.com
Fran Barnwell is a self-taught gardener, learning through experience in her own garden. , Emerald Green Arborvitae for Sellersville Pa. Fran understands the difficulties that face new gardeners, and has written The Ultimate Guide to Gardening , Get a Jump on Next Summer’s Backyard Entertaining by Startin for Beginners, a successful eBook that helps anyone new to gardening , Budjeting for your Water Feature to get started, explaining the basics in easy to understand terms. To find out more and to sign up to receive a free series of articles, go to www.NewToGardening.com |
  
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