Every gardener's worst nightmare is dealing with slugs, no matter the size of their garden. These voracious slimes can eat more than twice their weight in a single day. This causes significant damage to your plants. Would you also like to know how you can get rid of snails without poison?
In temperate and humid weather, snails and snails can appear seemingly out of nowhere. So it's no surprise that we've experimented with different methods to deal with them: Many people's first reaction is to buy a commercial snail repellent or whatever snail killer mix they can find at their local garden center. The appeal of commercial treatments lies in their effectiveness—but these products can be overly toxic, costly, or harmful to beneficial insects and animals. If you want to keep these pests away from your garden, consider trying the following natural, non-toxic and non-lethal home remedies.
Get rid of snails without poison: remove them manually
Snails and slugs are easily removed by hand without the need for special tools or techniques. However, this is very time-consuming and may not work in the long run. Plus, you shouldn't mind dealing with these pests. If you're willing to put in the time and effort, this approach involves regularly checking your garden for these slimes, removing them, and placing them at least 300 feet (100 m) away from your plants.
Mulch in the garden
Snails and slugs, with their delicate and slimy bodies, do not like to crawl over sharp or unpleasant objects. Therefore, floor coverings that they cannot glide over easily make it difficult for them to access your plants. To naturally keep pests out of your garden beds, you can cover the soil with a layer of bark, gravel or wood chips. A completely natural way to stop the slimes from eating your plants is to cover the soil with something they find unpleasant.
Water early in the morning
At night, gardeners often find the slimes up to mischief. They are also more clumsy when walking on wet ground than on dry ground. The combination of these two pieces of information results in another strategy for warding off pests in the garden: watering in the early morning hours. It is harder for slugs to get to your plants.
Scatter coffee grounds in the garden
You can provide your soil with nutrients by spreading coffee grounds in your garden. Coffee grounds not only look good around plants, but they also deter garden pests like snails and slugs.
Make your own snail repellent
If you want to make your own snail repellent, there are two common options:
First, you can use a spray bottle to spray your plants and surrounding areas with cold coffee. Coffee can kill these slimes if sprayed directly on them, so be careful. Apply sparingly to the soil and foliage around your plants for a non-toxic repellent.
Second option: Mix garlic and water in a spray bottle. Then spray your plants and surrounding area with this mixture.
Use broken eggshells
To keep snails away, place broken egg shells in a circle around their favorite foods. When these delicate bodies are touched, the rough edges hurt. The soil also benefits from the decomposition of eggshells.
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Cultivate herbal plants
Herbs such as mint, parsley, thyme, lavender, sage and rosemary are a visually and aromatically appealing addition to your garden. Since these pests don't like strongly scented plants, planting herbs around your property can have the added benefit of keeping the pesky pests at bay.
Citrus peels work wonders
Another method is to surround the garden with the remaining peels of fruits such as oranges, lemons, grapefruit or limes.These pestsare attracted to the fruit. If you do this before bed, the slugs will likely eat these fruits instead of your garden at night. Next, you can get rid of the slimes by removing them.
Use sand
Imagine how a snail, with all the little grains of sand in its body, might feel if the sight of sand on your feet makes you sick. The sand retains moisture in the soil and is best sprinkled around the plants in spring.
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