You covered all the bases in this video. Great job, thank you for it. Those critters are driving me nuts. I was thinking of doing the beer trap yesterday but changed my mind thinking that when the sprinklers are on, it will get full of water but your method to cover it is genius. I'll be trying some of your suggestions at the same time 🤞🏻.
Thanks for the video giving manual, chemical and natural enemies methods which can be used. to control slugs and snails. If one uses Ash then remember not to make it wet, humidity attracts more of these pests.
I had a snail and slug problem. I went to Starbucks, got forty pounds of coffee grounds, and put it around my strawberry patch. After I got another 25 pounds and added that to the original and spread a bunch inside the patch the snails and slugs got down to near nothing. I lose two strawberries a day to snail and slug damage now. The beer thing didn't work. Sand didn't work. Coffee grounds work great.
Collecting them at night, then taking them on a wee holiday a couple of hundred yards away, and letting them go. I collected over 200 from my garden over 2 nights! I'm a bit phobic so I scoop them up with old salad servers and put them in a tub. That way, I don't have to handle them. 😅
Chickens do eat snails, but not all snails are safe for chickens to eat. The common garden snail can carry parasites that can be harmful to the chicken.
I’m looking for a way that isn’t kill crush destroy. That way jives with the general planetary destruction we humans do. looking for ways of working WITH nature.
🔴 Iron phosphate is toted as a wildlife and pet friendly slug bait, but it's not! 🔴 EDTA is a chemical which makes metals more soluble, called a chelate. In iron phosphate products EDTA helps the iron to be taken up into the body of the snail or slug making it work much better than it might otherwise. In studies, it is the EDTA which has poisoned earthworms, and killed dogs, cats etc. (I found this from an American study). EDTA will NOT be mentioned on the box, as it is not classed as an "Active" ingredient, so people don't realise how poisonous it can be.
Other methods effective are as follows.....put sodium bicarbonate or salt or crushed egg shells in a circle around each plant. Beer is also effective,but, personally I would rather drink it! Alternatively, just use those small blue pellets and kill a whole range of birds. When i was a kid many years ago, we use to use small white bars called Meta bars. Anybody know if theyre still available ? Here in Ireland slugs n snails are a real problem as we get so much rain, especially in the south west
It’s raining here and I went to have a look. Dozens of them! I put a pot with beer and they crawl in and put salt around my pots that kills them straight away.... they are a nuisance !!!!
🔴 Iron phosphate is toted as a wildlife and pet friendly slug bait, but it's not! 🔴 EDTA is a chemical which makes metals more soluble, called a chelate. In iron phosphate products EDTA helps the iron to be taken up into the body of the snail or slug making it work much better than it might otherwise. In studies, it is the EDTA which has poisoned earthworms, and killed dogs, cats etc. (I found this from an American study). EDTA will NOT be mentioned on the box, as it is not classed as an "Active" ingredient, so people don't realise how poisonous it can be.
Burn holes in them very slowly on a sunny day, using a magnifying glass. But, prior to that, pour copious amounts of course sea salt all over them. I stress using sea salt, as it's much healthier for their delicate dermal layers, since we wouldn't want to introduce anything to the wonderful slugs which would cause them any distress. Good grief. In the words of Jackie Gleason...What the he'll is the world coming too?
Women God created them for porpose.How can you kill them ? You didnt give them live.You can pick them up and take it some where else .Thats what i do i dont kill them .You cant say they are bug kinds I can do what i want to do thats wrong every living has right to live in this world..Some people donk kill like you do because they have mercy and fillings like i have.. God would punish you i mean it .Dont do that.How would you like if someone does the same to you.Would you like it .Dont say they are useless bug kinds.Nothing useless is created from the creater.
Is it OK to kill a living creature. OK people want to use something that won't harm birds ,dogs ect ,what about slugs do they deserve to die just because they have to eat like the rest of us .
This is probably the best video on slug/snail control on RUclips. Very thorough!
Its amazing how much control i have now over my garden using the pick them up method.... Thanks for video
I think that's the best method
You covered all the bases in this video. Great job, thank you for it. Those critters are driving me nuts. I was thinking of doing the beer trap yesterday but changed my mind thinking that when the sprinklers are on, it will get full of water but your method to cover it is genius. I'll be trying some of your suggestions at the same time 🤞🏻.
You can buy an electric fence powered by a 9V battery called Slug Zap.
Great info. Well presented and thorough. Thanks.
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Thanks for the video giving manual, chemical and natural enemies methods which can be used. to control slugs and snails. If one uses Ash then remember not to make it wet, humidity attracts more of these pests.
Very good video. Broad based snail eradication.
You have to replace the copper fence when it gets wet? This is the method I would use.
So what do you do with the soapy suds once you have collected your slugs and snails?
where did you get your shoes? they're so cute
well presented, kudos
When I did landscape maintenance in Seattle I just used my clippers.
Nancy Webb, thanks for sharing your input. Happy gardening!
I had a snail and slug problem. I went to Starbucks, got forty pounds of coffee grounds, and put it around my strawberry patch. After I got another 25 pounds and added that to the original and spread a bunch inside the patch the snails and slugs got down to near nothing. I lose two strawberries a day to snail and slug damage now. The beer thing didn't work. Sand didn't work. Coffee grounds work great.
When I first moved into my home i collected 2 gallon milk jucks twice a day for eight years..i still have a lot but not like i use to
slugs are very attracted to large cabbage leaves.check them in the early morning. turn over the leaf and drop salt on the slugs.
Thanks - it worked!...
cám ơn bạn. Thank you!
+chuyen pham van Thanks for watching!
This title made me think if Dwight from the office saying “I have been controlling animals since I was six”
pro tip : watch movies on flixzone. I've been using them for watching lots of of movies recently.
@Eddie Kamryn Definitely, I've been watching on flixzone for years myself :)
great video
The Urban Farmer Thanks for watching! Happy Gardening!
Great video, very informative and helpful. Thank you.
Susan Hunt Thanks for the kind words! Happy Gardening!
On the search for iron phosphate....Sluggo not avail in my area (Slug be gone only option). Slug be gone is not iron phosphate. Any other options??
How about a ring of pennies around the plant..
My grandmother used crushed egg shells around the plants.
Snails eat that !
I really don't want to kill them, what are good ways to deter them?
Collecting them at night, then taking them on a wee holiday a couple of hundred yards away, and letting them go. I collected over 200 from my garden over 2 nights! I'm a bit phobic so I scoop them up with old salad servers and put them in a tub. That way, I don't have to handle them. 😅
how do u get slugs out of ur house
Move house
They crawl up my brick steps day and night :/ I've even found one inside my screen porch.
Do chickens eat snails..i know they love slugs
Chickens do eat snails, but not all snails are safe for chickens to eat. The common garden snail can carry parasites that can be harmful to the chicken.
I’m looking for a way that isn’t kill crush destroy.
That way jives with the general planetary destruction we humans do.
looking for ways of working WITH nature.
Slugs love Hostas.......
Try iron phosphate granules. Just wet them, non toxic
Thanks for that tip!
🔴 Iron phosphate is toted as a wildlife and pet friendly slug bait, but it's not! 🔴
EDTA is a chemical which makes metals more soluble, called a chelate. In iron phosphate products EDTA helps the iron to be taken up into the body of the snail or slug making it work much better than it might otherwise. In studies, it is the EDTA which has poisoned earthworms, and killed dogs, cats etc. (I found this from an American study). EDTA will NOT be mentioned on the box, as it is not classed as an "Active" ingredient, so people don't realise how poisonous it can be.
Other methods effective are as follows.....put sodium bicarbonate or salt or crushed egg shells in a circle around each plant. Beer is also effective,but, personally I would rather drink it! Alternatively, just use those small blue pellets and kill a whole range of birds. When i was a kid many years ago, we use to use small white bars called Meta bars. Anybody know if theyre still available ? Here in Ireland slugs n snails are a real problem as we get so much rain, especially in the south west
dam snails everywhere in my yard gosh darnet!! cmon!!
It’s raining here and I went to have a look. Dozens of them!
I put a pot with beer and they crawl in and put salt around my pots that kills them straight away.... they are a nuisance !!!!
Use beer, not sugar water and yeast. The least you can do is get the little buggers drunk before they die. 😀
Yeast is hard to find now.
@@Sandra-pm3it Target
They ate all hostas !!!
Organic approved ferrous slug pellets.
🔴 Iron phosphate is toted as a wildlife and pet friendly slug bait, but it's not! 🔴
EDTA is a chemical which makes metals more soluble, called a chelate. In iron phosphate products EDTA helps the iron to be taken up into the body of the snail or slug making it work much better than it might otherwise. In studies, it is the EDTA which has poisoned earthworms, and killed dogs, cats etc. (I found this from an American study). EDTA will NOT be mentioned on the box, as it is not classed as an "Active" ingredient, so people don't realise how poisonous it can be.
Gloves 🧤 🤢
Very good information. But putting them in a ziplock bag and throwing them away?! That's a horrible slow death! Please don't do that.
Inger Haugland @?
I prefer feeding them to the chickens.
Inger Haugland don't walk on soil, you kill and injure millions of microbes with every step. Just curious you pro or anti abortion.
Waste of plastic bag. Put them in compost bin
Burn holes in them very slowly on a sunny day, using a magnifying glass. But, prior to that, pour copious amounts of course sea salt all over them. I stress using sea salt, as it's much healthier for their delicate dermal layers, since we wouldn't want to introduce anything to the wonderful slugs which would cause them any distress. Good grief. In the words of Jackie Gleason...What the he'll is the world coming too?
salt water is better plop and there gone
Thanks for that quick home remedy tip!
Women God created them for porpose.How can you kill them ? You didnt give them live.You can pick them up and take it some where else .Thats what i do i dont kill them .You cant say they are bug kinds I can do what i want to do thats wrong every living has right to live in this world..Some people donk kill like you do because they have mercy and fillings like i have.. God would punish you i mean it .Dont do that.How would you like if someone does the same to you.Would you like it .Dont say they are useless bug kinds.Nothing useless is created from the creater.
Is it OK to kill a living creature. OK people want to use something that won't harm birds ,dogs ect ,what about slugs do they deserve to die just because they have to eat like the rest of us .
gina franklin then you can feed them. other people don't want to
Yes they do
Annie May McNeely : you can them all !
Chopped up banana peels will kill the snails
Dude why we gotta kill them? Can't we just move them out of our garden?
Yes, over to a neighbors yard. Where do you dump yours?
why the heck everyyone like to kill them! SICK
Because we work dag on hard to grow food. Squish Squish every one I see!
i put them all in a pile and salt them, many go missing so i imagine birds go crazy on them
Apparently you don’t grow anything !