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Traps- Fermenting sugar water (put in a saucer then
put in garden area) Yeast & Honey Mixture (boil together) put
in saucer. Saucer of beer
Spoiled yogurt (saucer) Dog or Cat food under a pie dish (make a hole
for snails to enter) collect snails daily. Upside down grape fruit with hole in top (toss
in garbage after snails gather underneath) Upside down flower pots (collect snails daily)
Natural predators- Predatory slugs and snails (decollate snails)
Fireflies Ants
Certain Beatles Chickens
Ducks Geese
Toads Frogs
Skunks Rats
Birds
Plants that resist snails and slugs- Basil, beans, corn, rosemary, sage and sunflower.
Folklore- Horse, human, cat or dog hair applied to soil.
Biodynamic preparations Snails left in a bucket with water to rot
then use water on garden Burned snail ashes spread in the garden.
Etherics Seaweed Grow strong plants in strong soil- it is thought
that pests attack the weaker and dying plants.
Hand picking- Get the kids and go snail hunting (hunting
is best at night)
Eww- Blend snails in a blender then spray on garden
(I think its 20 parts water to one part snail) strain and spray.
Control- Vinegar and water (spray)
Get rid of moist hiding places. Shingles in the garden (the snails and slugs
find a home under the shingle Collect and discard the accumulated snail population.)
Essential Oils- Cedar wood, Pine, Patchouli (add a few drops
to 8 ounces of water then spray)
Repelling Herbs- Fennel, Garlic, Rosemary, Aloe Vera.
Spiritual- contact the snail spirit and ask it to leave the area or make a dog food offering
where the snails will have sanctuary thus not needing to harm your plants :]
Soil Microbes- Brew protozoa tea and spray
Microbial tea
Gangster snails- Just give them a piece of the pie:]
Reference:
Garden Insects of North America The gardeners bug book
Tiny Game hunting Secrets of the soil
Encyclopedia of organic gardening Old Wives' Lore for Gardeners
The internet
Please feel free to comment. Add your own Folk or Home remedies
that repel snails and slugs( I'm sure there are many more out there). If you have tried
any of the above methods and had success I like to hear about it.
Thanks!