Tiny Snails on spinach
Don V Zone 5-6 Cleveland OH
5 years ago
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Comments (3)hmmm, try putting them on a lemon do they turn yellow? Sorry that is a terrible joke when you tree is being eaten. Where do you live? any chance you could get a picture for us to see?...See MoreSnakes and Snails and Snails and Snails and�
Comments (5)Many years ago I lived in a tiny house with a tiny yard that had a ridiculous number of slugs. I'm not sure if the the slugs were coming from the surrounding woods, under the house foundation, or where, but one dared not walk outside barefoot in the evenings for fear of having a slug sliding up between the toes. (shudder!) Since it was a small yard with mostly rough field grass and only a few garden areas, we tried setting traps (the beer type,) but the found the traps were overwhelmed by the sheer number of slugs. We ended up getting some 6" spikes and going out on damp evenings and skewering slugs and then scraping them off into cans of soapy water which we would then be sure were full of water and fasten lids onto to drown the slugs. We also put out boards and during the day we would flip the boards and squish the slugs which had taken shelter from the day's heat. I'm not sure how much of a dent all this made in the slug population, but it sure made me feel better. Since you have kitties, Escar-Go! Slug & Snail Control is a slug bait made by Gardens Alive which is pet-safe. Don't know if that is the case with Sluggo since I do know that some slug baits aren't safe around small kids and animals. There are probably other pet-safe slug baits - this is the only one I know about. I have heard that crushed eggshells around particularly vulnerable plants is supposed to help keep out softbodied critters, but in my experience the birds remove the eggshells faster than I can eat eggs so I don't know if it actually works. Here is a link that might be useful: Escar-Go! Slug & Snail Control...See MoreTiny green snails or bugs eating leaves
Comments (29)It was said: "The Master Gardeners I know here are associated with the universities demonstration garden. " Policies for Master Gardeners vary from state to state, and among counties within an individual state. In Oregon, MGs are trained to answer common questions from the gardening public. The MGs have various professional publications as resources and can consult with extension agents when they need additional assistance....See MoreID help __Tiny orange snail
Comments (2)Sorry I can't I.D. them but Ican help you get rid of them. Put some beer in a container and they will drown, or pick them up and drop them in salt, that will kill them! Oh, did you get my message about the Sugar Apple and Soursop? They are growing now! All the ones I planted are germinating. Thank you much!...See Morevgkg Z-7 Va
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