Are you looking for a remedy against snails that won't harm the animals? Then it's best to stay away from chemical pesticides and traps in which they die. Instead, you can repel slugs and the like in a more harmless but equally effective way.
Plastic bottles are the key! With these simple everyday items you get great protection for your bedding and potted plants in the garden. We'll explain to you straight away how to make a DIY snail protector from plastic bottles!
The advantages of DIY snail protection from plastic bottles
Almost everyone has bottles at home from time to time. You can sacrifice a few of them, despite the deposit, to protect your valuable plants from the snail plague. Using it brings several benefits (besides the obvious protection, of course):
- Available in almost every household.
- Quick and easy to make.
- Different bottle sizes can be selected, depending on the size of the plant.
- The DIY snail protection made from plastic bottles can be used every year and does not have to be made again and again.
- Practical Recycling Idea.
- It doesn't harm the snails, it just prevents them from accessing it.
- The snail protection ring is suitable for garden beds, pots and raised beds.
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How to make the snail protection ring yourself
Choose a bottle of any size. Ideally, it should be about the same diameter as the plant you want to protect, or slightly larger.
- Cut off the neck and bottom of the bottle with a sharp knife.
- Determine a suitable height. The bottle should not restrict the plant's growth.
- Leave one of the two sides straight cut. You will stick these into the ground later.
- On the other side, cut serrations into the edge. It doesn't have to be perfect. You can then bend the prongs outwards if you want.
- Put that inside outhomemade snail collarcarefully over the plant without injuring it.
- Insert the smooth edge well into the ground so that the DIY snail protector stays stable and is not blown away in the slightest wind.
- Complete! The sharp cut edges and points of the plastic will make it impossible for the molluscs to cross. The slimy skin of snails is quite sensitive.
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Tipp:If, when you put it over, it turns out that the opening is too small and cannot get over the plant without injuring it, you can also cut the ring open at one point. It can then be easily placed around the plant. But make sure to close it well and not leave any gaps for snails.
They are also very usefulthese methods against snail plagues.
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