How Do You Get Rid Of Snails And Slugs Naturally?
These slimy creatures are every gardener’s scourge. Stop destructive snails and slugs from snacking on your garden without using deadly baits. Remove slugs and snails by hand. During the day, check your agapanthus, lilies and ice plants, all favorite hangouts for snails. By night, use a flashlight and follow their shiny trails to find them. Squish or drown them in a jar of soapy water. Spread natural or agricultural-grade diatomaceous earth over the soil in flower beds or around individual plants. The tiny, sharp-edged granules cut the soft-bodied slugs and cause them to dehydrate. Reapply after each rainfall. Install barriers of 2-inch or wider copper stripping around plants and flower beds. Do this only after you have removed all slugs and snails from inside the area, because the slimy pests won’t cross copper and will be trapped inside to munch away. Position ceramic flowerpots upside-down to trap snails and slugs that will accumulate there to rest in the shade. Overturn them and re
