Slugs in the garden are unpleasant and gross. But before you tackle the snails with poison, two tips on how to do it without them.
If you relate it to the garden, beer is usually only served for barbecuing. But instead of just drinking it, beer is also a wonderful way to get rid of an annoying plague of snails in the garden. Hobby gardeners are often overwhelmed when it comes to defying the small and disgusting snails. They eat their way through the vegetable patches, causing significant damage.
Fighting snails - with beer instead of poison
This can be remedied. Buy some snail traps from speci alty stores and fill them with beer. Attracted by the smell, the snails fall into the specially designed trap and cannot get out. The traps are then simply emptied and the procedure begins again, if necessary. In this way, whole legions of snails are removed without interfering with the ecology of nature through snail poison.
Collect snails under rhubarb leaves
Another solution can be to lay out large rhubarb leaves. They are very large and ensure that the shady ground underneath does not dry out so quickly. Perfect for snails! This is exactly why they like to hide under it. During the day you pick up the leaves and can easily collect the snails underneath. But be careful: collect the snails while it is still light, because at night you will be on your way again…