Organic Slug & Snail Controls For Vegetable Gardens
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- In the vegetable garden slugs and snails and a big pest, so I'm showing you a wide range of the best organic controls (listed below) to either kill or prevent slug and snail damage! ⬇⬇⬇
For each method I will be explaining how it works at preventing/killing slugs and snails as well as how to make it and apply it/set it up.
METHODS:
Eggshells - 1:09 (Raw Material)
Coffee Grounds - 1:50 (Raw Material)
Copper Tape - 2:53 (Metal)
Beer/Juice Trap - 4:29 (Trap/Lure/Bait)
Aluminium Foil - 6:33 (Metal)
Chilli, Garlic & Soap Spray - 8:04 (Spray)
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Have any favourite snail control methods? Comment them below!
I set up a duel wire barrier that I connected to 9V battery. Keeps the slugs and snails out 100%.
Hi thanks so much from south africa,do you have a solution for little black bugs im not sure how to describe them but they sit between the green plants,i think they have a red like dot on their backs or front.thank you
New sub here🤗
Metaldehyde! Superb
Hi, I've sprayed ammonia diluted with water 1:4 parts directly on slugs and that's killed them instantly, plus it's good for the soil too
We use the 'slug hunt method'. This involves simply going out after darkness with a head light on and picking them up and putting them in a suitable receptacle (a jar with as lid). Night by night the number you find goes down. Using a decoy area of rotting foliage attracts the slugs and concentrates them in one area making hunting even more efficient - but watch out for the rouges who go elsewhere!
I have tried egg shells and coffee but neither worked for me. Then I discovered garlic spray and it's fantastic. Simply bring approximately 10 roughly chopped garlic cloves to a boil and then simmer for 10 mins. Leave to cool over night and make sure to put a lid or top over the pan or pot you use otherwise the smell the next morning . Next morning filter out the garlic and put in spray bottle and there you have it . And finally ONLY spray last thing before going to bed otherwise the smell is really bad. But when you go into the garden the next day the smell is gone.
I can't believe this, it really works?
Coffee grounds, beer don't work. Garlic spray won't kill but does deter
Do you apply it every day?
@@Warwck24 spraying directly to leaves won't destroy the leaves? Do you think it's effective to use garlic?
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Jacob, I love watching your gardening videos. It is heartening to see the young generation being interested in gardening. Young man, you are doing a lot of good for the world. Best wishes.
Glad to hear that! Thanks!
Especially, doing things using organic methods. Keep up the good work.
Finally a video straight to the point and tips that actually work. Thank you
hi from New Zealand, just loved seeing a young dude giving great ideas , and showing how to, snails and slugs can decimate your garden over night, or knowing a slimey slug has slimed on your spinach before you pick it is such a put off.
So diy slug control is a gardeners most important knowledge. So cheers and high five to you.
in these strange times it is a must to have at least a couple of veges going .it is so rewarding to pick your own fruit and veges. knowing for sure they are chemical free.
Thank you! Slugs have been eating our veggie garden like crazy. Glad I stumbled upon this video ❤️
Thank you , Jake!It may be a bit excessive, but i will be adding all of your tips to my crushed eggshell abatement plan! "Blessings of Bounty and May Your Gardens and your Life always Bring You Joy,Inspiration and Abundance!" - Hope
snails not liking eggshells is a myth they can crawl across the edge of a razor blade. copper works, the beer and yeast extract trap works(not all beers) and poison
This is the best slug control video I’ve seen. Very practical tips. Thanks 🙏👏👏👏
This is actually a really good video on the topic; the best I've seen so far. Thank you!
Thank you young man for the wonderful information and thank you especially for not having music while you talk I really appreciate that no music please thumbs up
No worries Trish! Have a good one
great tips and good job explaining things. thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! That's great God bless you, you are young and full of life. Nice to see young people doing some things wise. Keep up the good work. 👍🙏
Excellent solutions that I have never heard of before with the exception of the beer trap.
Gday from California! Thanks for the great vid, cheers!
Slugs and 🐌 are a very big problem in tropical areas like northeast India, specially during monsoon months from June to September. Very useful for me.
This is the best video on RUclips about this subject. Thank you
Cheers! Glad you liked it, have a good one!
Hello from Pune, India, thank you very much for a detailed video, shall definitely try it in my organic terrace garden,quite fed up with slugs and snails, eating up all the veggie saplings.keep up the good work!!!!
Really enjoyed this and the content is just what I need.
Thanks, much appreciated.
Thanks Ruthie, have a good one
Wow, 😮that's a lot I can do for slugs now, bc they are in my mind every single night 🌚 they are eating my plants. Thanks for the idea. I have tried almost everything. 🧐🙁😤🙏
Brilliant methods of snail/slug traps. Garlick and Chilli mixture worked for me.
Thanks Sameera, glad it helped. Have a good one
Best video I've found on this topic so far. Awesome channel mate, subscribed!
Same here.. just planted cucumbers yesterday and when I checked this morning most of the plants just standing without leaves 😴😴😴 I thought the birds were visiting my vegetables garden before me this morning lol 😁
Jacob for your age your awareness and maturity in the garden is great and your remedies for kinder methods of slug control is overwhelming and great and your approach to making videos for gardening tuition is great. Keep up the good work. Great hints. I'm going to buy the coffee and make a large sprayer full to use. I want to keep them out without drastic results for the slug. Kindness and care enhances your skills to tackle tasks in the garden and personal life thanks a million
This is the best video on snail and slug controls I've seen so far . I'm going to put some of your solutions into practice as last year my aubergines were full of little grey slugs :-s Thank you.
Cheers Anne! Appreciate it, hope it helps you battle those slugs haha. Have a good one!
Best and easiest to follow instructions, hips of info, great to watch, thank you
You’re so sweet and I appreciate your helping. Never had slugs before but I see a new one every night.. thank you so much! Hope you’re doing good. From USA :)
I enjoyed watching you a lot. You’re so sweet; I think you made me think of my grandsons. Anyways thank you God bless you and keep up the good work:)
This is my best get rid of slugs and snails video. Thank you for sharing and God bless during this Covid time.
Cheers Elizabeth!
Eggshells dont actually work ..slugs and snails can go over straight razors so that wont bother them
i put a board flat in my garden and leave it in the same place. it gives slugs a place hide during the day. so i go check it every day and kill all the slugs. its worked very well.
Great idea James!
Pour salt on them and they melt away
@@carriem7832That is so cruel, plus it kills the vegetation.
@@franceswatts4001 it’s quick and no you don’t pour it on the plants……you think bug bait is gentle slowly destroying their gut. 🙄
Your set up looks incredible.
Impressive, amount of accurate information, thank you.
I had a slug problem. One day I just randomly hung up a wild bird feeder kept it full, the little birds flocked to my yard for molasses soaked sunflower seeds, (their fav) while in the yard they would forge for bugs, grubs & slug eggs in my garden, as long as there is food in the bird feeder I have no slugs. It's just that easy your all welcome..
lucky for you. I hung bird feeder in the middle of my garden. The birds ate all the seeds and sprung many on the ground. May be they have too much food. I got plenty of bugs, grasshoppers, and snails in my garden, don't see birds eat them. I saw them they bath on the bird bath during the hot days. I pick a full Walmart bag of snails and gave it to my neighbor who has 20 hens. I was hopping the chicken will eat them. Turns out, the hens eat a few, but left the rest of the snails crawling all over the patios. The neighbor has to sweep them into a bag and threw into the trash can. 😒
But the slugs and snails 🐌 mainly come out at night when the birds 🐦 are in their nest resting through out the night. I cannot get the idea. But if it works for you then congrats. 👍
Birds were the first culprits eating ma cabbages and lettuces this year :P
What a great video, very informative if your just starting out in gardening....I've just started growing runner beans, so the chilli, and garlic spray will be a must do. straight to the point video, no over talking which I hate.. well done and thanks for sharing ☺💯
Thanks Karen! Sounds great, hope it goes well for you. Have a good one
Thank you for sharing cant wait to try it❤
PA LAWN GUY> Jacob, I was worried that you had given up on RUclips and was so pleased to see a video come up. Again thrilled to see the verses at the end of your presentations. Trust you and yours have avoided the virus. May God bless you real well.
Cheers Jerry!
Thank you, very effective and right to the point. You did not waste your time or mine. Thanks again!
No problem Cecilia, glad you liked it. Cheers & have a good one!
I have taken on a new hobby - GARDENING. I always believed I did not have a Green Thump - couldn't grow a thing. Now that I am exploring the idea and enjoying it, your tips on killing snails and slugs were great. Simple, and ingrediants were already around the house. Didn't have to figure out tons of brands at the store.
Evelyn
Cheers Evelyn! Hope its been going well for you!
I’ve tried egg shells, diatomaceous earth, tobacco, wood ash, used coffee grounds, and unused coffee grounds, and the slugs crawled through them, seemingly without discomfort. Unused coffee grounds are considerably higher in caffeine than used, which contain 4 to 8 milligrams. I saw more success of these barriers with small snails (some turned back) but the larger slugs were unfazed.
For plants in containers, I tried applying Vaseline to the sides of the containers but found slugs crawling through the Vaseline. Supposedly, they won’t cross a barrier of Vaseline.
Yeah unused coffee grounds definitely have a higher caffeine content, but would be an expensive method and is why used grounds are common as it is recycling a waste product.
Haven't heard of using vaseline for snails, but I've used it before as an ant barrier.
Cheers & have a good one
JacobsBackyardGardening I’ve tried unused coffee grounds on a more valuable potted plant just to see if it was effective against slugs but had disappointing results.
Omg I really had hope in this remedy but after reading ur review I'm worried will see what happens today have sprayed cayenne pepper n garlic
@@hasinabegum7991 Any effectiveness on your method (tough is 1 year old)? I'm searching and basically only nematodes and natural predators are a way to CONTROL, not kill the population of snails. I applied coffee, ashes from cigarrettes, salt and bicarbonate inside a ring of plastic around my plants, hoping the mix and the plastic together would at least prevent the most of them crawling up my plants. I also ordered deatomaceous earth to mix it all together
Try biowarfare - an instant result 😁
Thank you for the informative video! I was searching online for information on controlling slugs. My mom and dad were telling me about how their newly-sprouted lettuce had been devoured by slugs. I told them about the methods you described. They’re hoping it works. Thank you very much from far away Canada!
No worries Steven, hope they do well! Cheers & have a good one
Brilliant ! I’ll try some of these ideas !! 😊
Great video and I was particularly impressed with the ending. It's good to see a young guy who's thoughtful and testifies.
Cheers Fabio!
Thank you. I’m gonna try the coffee grounds and egg shells.
No worries! Cheers & have a good one
This is my first time enjoying your RUclips channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.
No worries Bonnie, glad you liked it!
Fricken awesome factual advice!!!
You are doing a wonderful job!! Should be on tv!!!
Cheers
I have also heard lots of reports from english gardeners that the copper tape does nothing. We found beer works well but ends up pretty expensive as we have hundreds of snails. Must try the foil and chilli/garlic spray.
Thank you so much Jacob, we really battle with slugs every summer. We tried the store bought granules and it did not get rid of them. I love the idea of garlic and chilli spray and coffee grounds, I will definitely try it and will let you know, hope it works. I subscribed!. So glad I found your channel.
Shreematha.
No worries Shreematha, glad you got something from it. That would be great!
Have a good one!
Lovely video well done . I couldn't help but notice your Roses . They are soo gorgeous!
Thanks for the foil tip- was going mad because I already lost some broccoli & lettuce to THE LITTLE BUGGERS and nobody around here sells copper tape. It's a relief to know that something I already have could be used instead to try and save what's left!
No worries, glad I could help out. Hope it goes well for you, cheers!
Shared on my FB page to increase your audience. A few tips there I wasn’t aware of. Thanks
Thankyou very much Carol! No problem, cheers
If you’re making your own garlic and chilli spray, it’s ESSENTIAL than you filter it through some cheesecloth or similar BEFORE adding it to your spray-bottle, as any ‘bits’ will block your spray-head and it’ll be ruined forever. 😬👍
Great video! I will definitely give this a try. Cheers from USA!
Cheers Hugh! Appreciated mate
Oh! Amazing garden tips! Thank you so much!
Jacob, I have never heard of using coffee grounds for the caffeine factor. The slugs were horrible in my raised bed garden last year. I am going to give that tip a try in the coming year to see how it works for me. I have also never heard of using the aluminium foil. Very interesting. Happy Gardening! Catherine
Yeah it surprisingly works very well! As for the foil when I first heard of it I was surprised but it does well! Cheers Catherine & have a good one!
did it work?
Thanks for posting mate. The foil idea works pretty well. I find that it’s best to hit them with the spray too and slowly the population decreases to a point that’s pretty manageable. Thanks again.
Thank you theses all sound like they will work
I like the egg shells and ground coffee idea to control slugs .. Thank you Jacob
Well both have worked well for me, its not going to work 100% of the time for everyone but its a method I like to use. Cheers Jim
Is ground coffee used or unused. Please advise.
Does not work. I am trying metal pot scrubbers this year.
@@harrinibajaj5583 Used ground coffee ..Some restaurant they give free .. I collect from my work place
the tin foil is diffinitely keeping snails away from my cucumbers...love watching your videos..great job and cheers from melbourne
+grace mclean Yeah its awesome that it works so well! Cheers Grace, hope your garden is booming & have a good one
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I will try the foil today!
Very interesting, I'll definitely try some of these methods.
I like the coffee mixture and the spray bottle use as I have raised beds and I also see snails climbing neighbours walls on my side and I regularly see them coming into my shed. I would like to make a big quantity and spray everywhere and around my shed thank you so much. I will try the instant coffee mix in old pots and leave to cool overnight and put in a 5ltr strayer and spray everywhere. Great tips
Have had excellent results using coffee grounds to control slugs/snails here in northern Việt Nam. Generally, I use a low grade coffee as opposed to used grounds. Also adds nitrogen I have been told.
That's great Reid! Yeah from what I've heard it adds a little bit of nitrogen. Cheers & have a good one!
Your plants look really healthy. I think the other thing that keeps the slugs and snails away is having very healthy plants. Keep them topped up with fertiliser to keep them strong and the snails and slugs will go for the frail and sickly plants.
Yeah very true, always best to make sure that your plants are healthy! Cheers Liz, have a good one!
I have a few ducks for pest control,and they got it all clean & tidy
Thanks mate, will give those tricks a try next spring when I plant my garden. :)
No worries Cleo, hope it goes well for you! Cheers & have a good one
Hey there good job with loving the garden! FYI though snails need calcium to maintain shells so eggshells will just give them a treat before they eat...coffee grounds should be only used on acid loving plants or you will unbalance the natural ph. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Lenore! Although calcium is very insoluble so it would be hard for the snails to absorb it from the egg shells, also they just really don't like crawling over them cos they're so pointy. Also used coffee grounds don't affect the pH much at all, I used to think that as well but its actually a myth! They are acidic, not only around 6.5 I think. Cheers & have a good one!
Also snails like acidic environments. They don't like alkaline.
Thanks for all your tips. I have been collecting all my egg shells for a while so will start using them. Will also try the other tips. I'm trying to grow flowers from seeds. It's so annoying when you put so much work into it, they just come along & eat away all your achievement. Watch out I'm on your trail!!!
No problem Jean! Yeah its real annoying haha. Hope it all goes well for you, cheers!
Yes! They decimated my baby marigolds :o(
I have used copper to no avail but now you have mentioned aluminum foil I am going to try that. Great video!
thank you jacob. very helpful and well done. loved the verse at the end too
No worries Katy, glad to help. Awesome, I'm glad you liked it!
Hi I used curry powder around my Lupins to stop the slugs . They haven’t been touched. Just sprinkled it on the ground but make sure it’s not windy as it will burn the leaves if it comes in contact with your plant .
Awesome idea Kate, never heard of that one before! Cheers, hope they keep growing well!
Sounds good. Will it kill the slugs or just deter them? i don't want to kill them.
Great idea! Thanks!
kate Gliddon
I used cayenne or paprika powder around any fall bulbs like tulips. Has worked! Watch for a non-windy day.
Aluminum foil does not work. I did exactly how you demonstrated in the video. Slugs were hiding under the foil on the soil, and also hanging upside down on the foil
Love the Ideas. 💙💚💯
Lots of great ideas, thank you.
Some great ideas. I'm not sure if the copper is producing an electric charge. Invertebrates have a biology that makes them absorb copper a high rate because it is normally rare in their environment. As a result exposure to raw copper causes toxicity. Owners of salt water tanks are very familiar with this. Note this toxicity applies to earthworms as well. .
Mix up a little baking soda, water and a few drops of dawn into a spray bottle. Great friendly repellent for snails, miners, ampids, and other nasty crawlers. It repels them from your plant rather than cruelly killing them. Causes no harm to plants or to your outside critters.. They'll go in hunt of something baking soda free.
Sounds interesting. What is it about baking soda and detergent that discourages snails?
Hi there from east coast of Maryland, USA.Excellent video. Clear , concise, and great variety of content. I can go right out today and some them to use in my backyard. I have a nasty slug problem and really don’t want to use a lot of artificial chemicals. Good job! Thank you so much. God Bless.
Thanks Donna! Hope you get on top of them, have a good one!
Awesome garden!!! Great tips. Thanks!
Try sprinkling fine grounded CHILLI POWDER around seedlings, plants etc, its the best repellent I have ever used. Coffee granules don't work, the slugs and snails travel over it no problem.
Coffee grounds dont work
Yeah me think either. I used to work in a cafe and slugs love hiding in coffee ground.
Thanks mate I'll try the chilli and garlic one, these snails are a real nightmare..
Hello Jacob! Thank you for your video! I’ll be trying some of these to rid my garden of the slug problem I have. Thanks! ❤️💜💚
Cheers Paige, hope you get em!
I thoroughly enjoyed your video. You explained the options very well! I will try them out!
May 15, 2023
coffee grounds don't work, neither do eggshells.
seen test videos, the snails/slugs don't even care.
I've definitely heard from many people that coffee grounds work well, eggshells are a lot more hit or miss though. Cheers & have a good one!
@@JacobsBackyardGardening that's the thing with myths, they are persistent.
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I was told to bake the egg shell in the oven first, then crush it. Am trying it for this winter season, so far is working.
They don't care about the eggshells or anything pointy, i've even seen them crawling across blackberry thorns
Brain Soup true
Eggshells don’t work at all
they can crawl across the edge of a razor blade
True !!! They even eat pumpkin leaves and they sting.
I've try eggshells beer and coffee.. didn't work
Very informative. Thank you so much!
No problem! Cheers
I’ll definitely be trying these tips-it’s a constant battle keeping the slugs and snails under control at the My.
Awesome! Yeah it seems like it is for everyone! Cheers Geraldine & I hope they work well for you!
I have a pot of coffee groundswith 3 snail trails across it
Lol
Go out when slugs are active and drop a pinch of salt on them
why does stop all of them or just the ones I put salt on?
They go out on midnight 😁before putting salt on them for sure I'll be slashed first by dad/ grandpa/ ma😂😂
ichidai sanzen daisen sekai
Thank you very much for the beautifully presented information bright young man. The Lord bless you richly.
Cheers Aris
Thanks Mate! My fresh coffee grounds will be put to good use! Thanks !
No worries, have a good one!
Dig down a schooner of Fosters. Once the slug catches that foul smell they will crawl over to the neighbours.
New subscriber! Impressed with your video ❣️
Thank you great tip's will try in my little balcony garden
The copper tape does nothing to the slugs and snails in my garden they just crawl straight across it, maybe the English buggers are a hardier breed.
Ah that's a pain, hasn't failed me yet. Hahaha maybe mate, hope it goes well for you! Cheers
Egg shells don't work
G'day Clare, from my experience they certainly do! Cheers & have a good one
@@JacobsBackyardGardening They DO in fact, WORK....just rather slowly. I grind all of my eggshells into a powder, increasing the bioavailabily of calcium for the plant.
Fantastic!!! Thank you.
Fantastic, Jacob thanks for this video. Im away out to put some of your tips into practice here highlands scoland. 🙌
Wonderful tips! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing Jacob !!! It's a brilliant ideas !
No worries Virginia!
Thanks for the tips. I am certainly going to try the foil and egg shells and coffee grounds .
No worries Yvonne, glad you liked it!
Have a good one
interesting, thanks for sharing, will try the coffee grounds
Fantastic information. Thanks so much!
Lovely trick I will give it a try tomorrow thanks
Very informative....Thanks
Good job Jacob. Thanks for the info.
This just now popped up for me, very interesting and I’m going to be taking some notes to try for myself. New subscriber, Thanks so much for sharing this Great video 🥰