connda Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I have snails eating my watermelon seedlings. They're getting decimated before they can grow start sprouting larger leaves. What are organic ways to stop the snails from eating the seedlings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMA_FARANG Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I am not an expert on this.....but I was told once since Snails have to crawl to your plants to feed.....a ring of common salt around the plants will stop them rom crawling across the Salt. The Salt irritates them, and supposedly they don't want to cross the Salt to your plants because it hurts them. At least that what I was told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 I am not an expert on this.....but I was told once since Snails have to crawl to your plants to feed.....a ring of common salt around the plants will stop them rom crawling across the Salt. The Salt irritates them, and supposedly they don't want to cross the Salt to your plants because it hurts them. At least that what I was told. Salt will kill the plants, so do not apply too close to them or let it be close enough to run into the plants if it rains or during watering !... I've seen Thai's put crushed egg shells around the plants, OP could try that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troysantos Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Some people have success with spent coffee grounds around the plants. Look into spent coffee grounds in the garden and you'll see that they are apparently good for a lot of things. You might find this useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrens54 Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) Catch the snails, keep them on a container till the Purge their systems, then fry them in Garlic Butter and EAT THEM. You can then finish off with a nice serve of Water Melon. Edited July 15, 2016 by Torrens54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Great post by Troysantos.... several methods I had forgotten about.... (I reset the Youtube and text on the page) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) I can vouch for this product as I've used it and found it to be incredibly effective. It's also available for shipping to Thailand from Amazon. As one poster, said even salt could have a deleterious impact on your watermelons. I never looked into the organic aspect of the product but you're free to do so. Edited July 16, 2016 by watcharacters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I can vouch for this product as I've used it and found it to be incredibly effective. It's also available for shipping to Thailand from Amazon. deadline.jpeg As one poster, said even salt could have a deleterious impact on your watermelons. I never looked into the organic aspect of the product but you're free to do so. One very good reason not to use Deadline or Corry's slug bait, especially if anyone has pets. Snail Bait (Metaldehyde) Poisoning Read here: http://www.gladesvillevet.com.au/pages/newsletters/newsletter/article.php?idArticle=19053 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) Some people have success with spent coffee grounds around the plants. Look into spent coffee grounds in the garden and you'll see that they are apparently good for a lot of things. You might find this useful Other than getting distracted by the tongue-pierced, ball-stud induced lisp (I guess I'm just an old fogy), the info in the video was exactly what I needed. I now have tubes around my surviving plants, and once I have a breakfast of eggs and real coffee, I'll have the egg shells and coffee grounds to surround the plants. On to the green beans (tua fuk yow) that are getting chewed on, but unlike the watermelons they grow so proliferately that the leaves grow out faster than they can be eaten. Edited July 16, 2016 by connda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Wood ash around the base of the plants prevents snails from approaching. Plenty of similar suggestions to be found on the Net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sirineou Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 a tuna fish can with some beer in it. the beer attracts the slugs who fall in the can and drown. Google it The only problem with this is that some of them crawl out all drunk, and tend to be very rowdy, causing all short of trouble , and starting fights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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