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Margaret | Report | 3 May 2004 17:22 |
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When we walk in to the garden after it has been raining and see all those lovely snails heading for our new plants that we have spent hours putting in what do we do, i am sure you all have different ways of dealing with the little darlings, mine is salt dont like to stand on them. |
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Brian | Report | 3 May 2004 17:28 |
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Hi Margaret, The answer is "Slug and Snail Pellets"; from all garden centres, DIY stores, Wlkinsons, Woolworths, etc. Sprinkle liberally around you tender plants, and those pellets will kill 'em stone dead...NEVER FAILS Brian |
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Margaret | Report | 3 May 2004 17:31 |
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Dont like using slug pellets have a dog and loads of birds come in to the garden i do have frogs as well but they are not eating them quick enough |
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SueinKent | Report | 3 May 2004 18:09 |
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You can buy slug pellets that are pet friendly, I use them and I have a dog no problems. Sue |
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Sandra | Report | 3 May 2004 18:11 |
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to stop them coming in the house draw a chalk line they don't like crossing it, beer in a cup is good, and broken egg shells around the plants they don't like crossing it. i can remember as a kid my dad gave us apenny for each one we found and drowned in a bucket of water, we went in the nieghbours who was overgrown with brambles and got his to. also played tennis with them lobbed them over the street. well i was only 8 wouldn't do it now. sandra |
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Unknown | Report | 3 May 2004 18:19 |
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trouble with slug and snail pellets they can poison the birds too. |
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Margaret | Report | 3 May 2004 18:34 |
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Just been in to the garden with the salt 28 of the little loves still good feed for the birds |
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Naomi in SW | Report | 3 May 2004 18:36 |
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I could send you my 15month old nephew, Marc. He was caught eating a snail yesterday! YUK |
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Margaret | Report | 3 May 2004 18:39 |
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Naomi the thought of that yuk |
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Naomi in SW | Report | 3 May 2004 18:51 |
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I know. Turned my stomach. He's such a gannet though. Everything in the mouth. |
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Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 | Report | 3 May 2004 21:11 |
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Either they go painlessly over the back fence into the jungle, or hubby lines them up and uses them for golf chipping practice!!! Maz. XX |
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Abigail | Report | 3 May 2004 21:30 |
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Snails can "home" like pigeons for four miles so you could always collect them every night and then take them to the nearest woods for the thrushes. But after collecting seventy in twenty minutes, I just squashed them all in a bucket and put them in the bin. We had trouble in the kitchen too, slug pellets last thing at night, sweep it all up first thing in the morning. Or you could make a four o'clock trip to collect them all and take them to the nearest woods, over four miles away....... Good luck I can't stand looking at them now Abigail |
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