snails

[veer]

Do you also suffer a lot from slugs and snails in your garden ?

Had a major slug infestation last year, and again this year despite being very dry last month.
Every day I go snail hunting, and it kind of goes against my principles because I think it's sad that I have to catch those critters. Sometimes I take them to the forest to release them there.
Last weekend I found more than 60 snails in 1 bush !
They lay about 300 eggs a year; the young snails that hatch from them start mating after only 3 months. And because snails are hermaphroditic ... it goes fast !

 

[faerywings]

I tend not to get too many in my garden. The occasional ones I get are easily moved to the side of my yard.

Funny story that my family still teases me about:
One morning, I was looking at the garden and saw what I thought were about 20-30 teeny baby snails. I called the kids to check it out. How cool!
They looked at me like I had lost my dang mind.
It wasn't a bunch of baby snail shells. It was a bunch of small stones. Not very cool at all.

 

[Nickel]

I didn't see them in my garden yet ...but i know it's a matter of time

 

[veer]

I didn't see them in my garden yet ...but i know it's a matter of time

Oh you can tell right away by the leaves whether there are in your garden or not.

 

[veer]

I tend not to get too many in my garden. The occasional ones I get are easily moved to the side of my yard.

Funny story that my family still teases me about:
One morning, I was looking at the garden and saw what I thought were about 20-30 teeny baby snails. I called the kids to check it out. How cool!
They looked at me like I had lost my dang mind.
It wasn't a bunch of baby snail shells. It was a bunch of small stones. Not very cool at all.

LoL Chris, maybe go look for glasses....
Good thing you haven't seen so many yet, but snails are back quicker than you think

 

[Nickel]

Oh you can tell right away by the leaves whether there are in your garden or not.

yep