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Organic pesticides for snails
Good day, I have been gardening on my 3/4 acre land for the past 20 years. I change my garden plot every three years. I usually use ladybugs and marigolds as a natural pest control, but this year we seem to have an epidemic of snails. How can I keep them out of my garden and my fruit trees and my blackberry/raspberries? ? I would like to handle it as naturally as possible.
Appreciate your help.
Spent0166
Posted by pat khyle on May 21, 2015
Marianne's Response
I recommend the Worry Free slug and snail bait, as it is safe for all wild life and humans, using iron phosphate. You can also go out at night on a snail hunt, or leave traps of beer saucers or damp newspaper wads to attract them for collecting later. The population explodes in moist conditions.
Keep growing,
Marianne Binetti
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