Everyday I go to take my daughter to preschool and my front garden bed is full of snails.
They are making a buffet of my hibiscus and leaving their leaves looking like swiss cheese.
Not pretty.
My remedy so far has been picking them up and tossing them into my shrubs on the edge of our yard.
So the hunt for natural remedies has begun:
Eat Them:
I found this suggestion in a few places, our common garden snails – they are the same snails that are served as escargot – so for our gourmets.
Barrier to Entry:
Create a salt barrier – they won’t crawl over it
Egg Shell Barrier – ditto
Human or Animal Hair – they won’t crawl over it – but it sounds a little icky for my taste!
Copper Wire – Frame the perimeter of your garden so they have to crawl over it – it shocks them and they backtrack.
Complementary Planting:
They don’t like some savory plants, like Lavender, rosemary and sage. I noticed that the hibiscus next to my lavender is fine and snail free.
Kill them – Naturally?
Strong Coffee Solution – sprayed on plants and surrounding soil
Help other critter’s enjoy them – Circle of life approach:
Beer
Oatmeal
I think I’m going to start out by trying the salt… but next time I’m at the hardware store I might have to pick up some copper wire.
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