Alas, the snail is good only as a symbol of the letter "U" in the alphabet or a good hero of fairy tales and cartoons. In real life, this is an unattractive slug, dragging its shell house with it everywhere and pretty damaging garden plants. The snail is attracted to the beds by the same thing as all garden pests: delicious green biomass. So you have to puzzle over how to deal with snails in the garden.
About total destruction, however, there is no question. After all, birds and ants are not malicious garden pests. The former feast on cultivated fruits, the latter "breed" aphids in order to feast on the sweet syrup secreted by them. But it is well known: both of them cause deadly damage to really notorious pests, eating their larvae and caterpillars. Snails, on the other hand, can be classified as orderly animals: feeding on dead and damaged plants, they clear the living space for he althy plants and increase soil fertility. That's when the snails in the gardenbecomes too much - then trouble.
Do you want to know recipes on how to deal with snails in the garden? The first effective remedy is prevention. Choose the right plants, their placement in the beds, do all the garden work on time, take care of those who eat snails (birds, lizards, frogs, hedgehogs). Don't allow the plants to thicken - this is the best hiding place for snails during the day, at night, when the temperature drops and the humidity rises, they will attack the garden.
Fortunately, clams are not aphids, so snails in the garden are well detected visually. In the evening or after rain, they can simply be collected from plants by hand. Then take it somewhere away from garden plots (showing environmental humanism).
Good physical obstacles for snails are grooves made of halves of plastic bottles, recessed along the perimeter of the beds and filled with water. Or a real "obstacle course" made of fine gravel, crushed eggshells or shells - slugs and snails really don't like to move along it.
Very simple advice on how to deal with snails in the garden using … bribe-traps. Their role is played by the tops of garden plants, scattered far from the garden. All snails (as well as slugs and wood lice) will rush to it first of all "for processing".
No less simple, but original and perfectly working trap can be built from any unnecessary dishes or the same half of a plastic bottle,dug into the ground at ground level. Sweet kvass, compote, beer, etc. are poured into it. From above, the trap is covered with an impromptu visor-umbrella. You will have to empty the traps every morning and refill the bait.
A powerful biological weapon against snails - garlic: both the plant itself, planted in the garden, and its infusion for spraying. Along with infusions of bitter pepper and mustard, it effectively solves the problem of how to deal with snails in the garden, planting sage, lavender, rosemary, laurel, thyme and a number of aromatic plants.
In stores that sell everything for the garden, there are ribbons and rims made of copper. When the mucus comes into contact with it, a miniature electrical discharge is created, enough to give the snail a small shock and prevent it from attempting the garden.
As you can see, without any chemicals, you can protect the future crop from being eaten by shellfish. In the best case, you will be full and the snails are safe.
