Since the virus lock down started my Nature walks have been in the backyard. With spring in the air and all the rain we had my flowers are really loving life. Although I still need to find something that takes care of snails and slugs. Anyone have any ideas?
Nature Tuesday in my yard!
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Beautiful pictures. I had snail problems too. Try eggshells. It helped me. I dry the eggshells, then crush them and sprinkle where the snails “walk”.
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Never had a snail problem but I have always heard that one of the quickest ways to control slugs and snails is to hand pick (use gardening gloves of course!) and move them away from the garden.
Put up a bird bath and feeder. When you attract birds, they’ll naturally control pests, including slugs in your garden. That’s why setting out a bird bath, hanging a bird feeder and birdhouse in your outdoor space makes sense.
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This is a first for me. They like that blue ground cover, and live in it. They dont eat it, but everything else is munched on. I cant do a feeder, Lily is an avid hunter. In fact, I scare birds away if I can. I rattle a can. So, I have decided to go to extremes. I need a pet safe bug killer.
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Such a lovely yard! I have heard that some people make a barier of salt around the plants they want to keep free from snails. Planting plants that repel them is another option.
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Thank you Ellie. I already have to plant plants that like salt. The ground here is so salty, it will kill plants. That is why a lot of my plants are in containers, except for the beach loving plants that can handle salt. I would be afraid to add more salt. My dad used to use salt around his garden.
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The cat is your garden helper.
She is, and her opinion means a lot. 😉