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slugs and snails.
It has been raining heavily overnight here so I am just about to gather any slugs and snails from my garden which I am sure are having a field day till I get out there.
When you have collected them up, what do you do with them. I have heard if you dispose of them anywhere near your garden, they find there way back.
When you have collected them up, what do you do with them. I have heard if you dispose of them anywhere near your garden, they find there way back.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Awww Maggie, while I agree they are a pain there must be humane ways to despatch them !!! Plan A take them indoors boil them in a pan for minutes, serve with garlic butter...enjoy !! Plan B leave them in a heap with a notice saying thus " Thrushes , and all those birds who would like a free lunch , please help your selves. ..Sit back and watch the birds. Or Plan C ( the one I pick ) get as many of the lillte critters as you can and lob them yards away from your garden. Aim to give them a soft landing .
"...Although it is impossible to know the subjective experience of another animal with certainty, the balance of the evidence suggests that most invertebrates do not feel pain. The evidence is most robust for insects, and, for these animals, the consensus is that they do not feel pain"... (Source: Eisemann C et al. 1984. Experientia 40: 164-167)
Humane? Squish 'em between thumb and forefinger (preferably with a gloved hand). Better yet, drop in a small container of salt... great entertainment for about a nano-second...
Humane? Squish 'em between thumb and forefinger (preferably with a gloved hand). Better yet, drop in a small container of salt... great entertainment for about a nano-second...
I like most gardeners suffer from slugs and snails in this damp weather and in fact now that the climate has changed we have the slug and snail problem all year round, I have tried beer traps, copper tape, salt, egg shells, even throwing them in my neighbors garden etc,etc recently a lady gardener recommended a new device to control slugs and snails called the slugbell she has used it and found it to be absolutely brilliant at controlling them I have just ordered 6 of them to place around my flowers and vegetable garden ,here is there web page www.slugbell.com they use both organic or normal pellets and that the small amount of pellets needed will last up to three months.!!! and they are pet safe Brilliant for pet owners well, I will let you know in my next blog how I get on as i will try anything to keep my garden and allotment looking how it should