Comments on: Organic Snail and Slug Control: How to Kill Snails and Slugs Naturally

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:20:14 +0000

I’ve heard that copper collars keeps slugs away. Have you heard that? Is it true?
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By: Rusty

Rusty — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:57:55 +0000

A few years ago I started paying neighborhood kids $.50 per toad they would bring me, even though I was not absolutely certain of my source info. The toads little by little have reduced my slug population up through this year. I leave water out several places for the toads since our southern Kansas summers are usually dry and hot. They bathe/soak in the water as well. And, the water needs to be changed every few days to discourage mosquitoes. This past summer has been incredibly hot and dry and I’m a little concerned about toad survival. Turning over some stones this week was evidence slugs survived. Get your quarters out!

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By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:26:53 +0000

I have slugs and they ate all my zinnas that I planted from seed, I had dill come up from last year next to my flowers and in the early morning when dew is on I go out and the dill is hanging full of slugs, so I pick them off and it seems the dill is attracting them off the other stuff. has anyone experience dill ??

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:31:33 +0000

are you sure the ammonia solutions is actually killing the slugs and snails or just generating lush plant growth that the slugs and snails are avoiding or the damage they cause goes unnoticed? generally speaking they won’t eat healthy plants, so I’ve heard, but they sure seem to like eating seedlings, which is my biggest frustration!

By: ryan

ryan — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:26:14 +0000

Epsom salt works about as well as table salt (not very well)–I’m not sure either actually kills snails but dries them out & irritates them and deters them perhaps. Epsom salt at least is actually benefitial for plants and the soil, but it washes away easily so if leaving on the ground make sure it’s dry if you want to deter snails for awhile. I’m wanting to try decollate snails (they eat brown snails) but I’m just barely north of the counties in California able to have them and haven’t found a site that will ship to Stanislaus County, Calif. If anyone knows of a site or seller who may ignore the restrictions (which don’t make much sense considering Madera and Fresno counties can have them just south of me) let me know. Thanks

By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:31:09 +0000

Rachel,
What kind of fruit juice?

By: Genevieve

Genevieve — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:03:03 +0000

Oh Rachel, that’s a great cautionary tale – I mean, not so great on the plants but good for us to remember. That’s a great tip about fruit juice, too. Thanks!

By: rachel

rachel — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:18:13 +0000

I used salt in my first garden, years ago, with enthusiasm. It killed the snails and poisoned the soil for the plants, especially the corn — I got tiny stunted two foot tall corn plants that still tried to make ears, little round ones like the bellies of starving children. It was especially embarrassing because this was in a community garden and other people had corn six feet tall, ten feet tall…yeesh. Learned a lesson there!

Instead of beer, I use cans buried 3/4 of the way in my garden and half-filled with a mixture of fruit juice and water. I use these to get beetles in the strawberry beds and it works great for that, and actually gets a lot of snails too.

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