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- Snails in the raised bed - you can do that now
- Natural home remedies for snail control - That helps
- Collecting decimates the slug offspring
- If nothing else helps: Chemical club against snails
- Tips
Even raised beds are not immune to snails
Snails in the raised bed - you can do that now
Snails are hard-to-fight pests in the garden, which eat up the newly planted lettuce plants in no time. No wonder that many a gardener prefers to grow his vegetables in the raised bed - in the hope that the slimy fellows will not come up here. However, this hope is often enough in vain, because the animals can easily climb up vertical walls.
Natural home remedies for snail control - That helps
So if you find snails in the raised bed, you should act fast. Since the animals multiply rapidly - and deposit many eggs in the earth, from which the offspring then recruits - is the supreme commandment. However, one does not want to grab the chemical club, especially in vegetable raised beds, if the organically grown vitamins are left without any toxins. However, you can try the following proven home remedies first:
And last but not least: Make your garden bird friendly, because many of the local garden birds like to snails to eat.
Collecting decimates the slug offspring
In an acute snail attack, however, helps first of all, especially the Absammeln. Look through your raised bed thoroughly (preferably in the early morning or late evening hours, because snails come out of their hiding places only at night) and remove the found animals. A classic beer trap, but also designed in the bed bricks or wooden boards help you collect.
If nothing else helps: Chemical club against snails
If the snail plague is too extensive and you do not know what else to do: In terms of chemical club, snail grain based on natural ferric phosphate is the least toxic and most environmentally friendly. On the other hand, active substances such as methiocarb and thiodicarb are highly toxic, even to useful gardeners, and should therefore not be used. On the other hand, preparations containing the active substance metaldehyde can be problematic for gardening enthusiasts with dogs or cats: the pets are often very sensitive to the remedy. In the soil, however, the water-soluble metaldehyde is dissolved without residue into its components water and carbon dioxide.
Tips
The best remedy against snails is a thorough prevention. Read here how to make a raised bed snail-proof.