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- Mjamm mjamm - what to do against greedy snails on asters?
- Asters - delicacies for snails
- Young plants are particularly at risk
- Natural protective measures that keep snails at a distance
- Further measures against the snail plague
- Tips
Caterpillars and snails love asters
Mjamm mjamm - what to do against greedy snails on asters?
Snails - it only rained for a few days and now the garden is teeming with them. Especially the asters seem to have done to them. Absammeln? That makes little joy in a nudibranch plague ...
Asters - delicacies for snails
Snails are attracted to asters. Visually like their mild taste. In the worst case, the snails eat the asters so far that the asters go down. Especially in spring, the danger is great, since the asters are then still quite small. In summer, a few feeding areas of the Aster do not hurt.
Young plants are particularly at risk
Who sows his asters directly in the field, should protect the young plants soon - preferably already, if the first 2 leaves are visible. Also freshly planted, smaller asters, which you bought and planted, should not be left unprotected in the garden. Unless you want to give snails a treat ...
Natural protective measures that keep snails at a distance
Various measures have a preventive effect against snail eating on asters. For one thing, there are natural barriers that you can build, for example, around the asters. Everything that extracts water from the snails is effective here. These include, for example:
Furthermore, you should rather water the asters in the morning rather than in the evening. In addition, it is advisable to plant robust varieties and species that are less attractive to snails like Raublattastern. On top of that, it helps to plant plants around the asters that snails do not like. This includes:
Further measures against the snail plague
If natural protection measures do not help, harsher measures must be taken. Here are the most common ideas:
Tips
The winter asters, also called chrysanthemums, do not like snails. Here you can do without protective measures.