Another effective technique is to use size 12 Wellingtons, or "Wellies" as
they are popularly known down-under. A good stomp around on a dewy night
with a  full moon and you dont have too many of the critters left in your
vegetable patch. This is not for the faint-hearted, I leave this to my
wife - thank you Dianne :)  The magpies and blackbirds have a feast early
the next morning so no mess to clean up. Highly recommended.
Cheers,
Bruce L.
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Grote <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, 11 July 1998 13:15
Subject: Re: killing snails
 
 
>Dear Conchlers,
>
>     In response to errant slugs and snails- Ortho makes a very effective
>bait/poison that works great!  "Bug-Geta Snail and Slug Killer".   Other
>methods include burying a container of beer near the trouble spots-  the
>snails can't help themselves and will crawl in (to their demise), placing a
>barrier of agricultural grit in a circle around chewed up plants (the
>slugs/snails won't cross it), or placing a copper "collar" around the
lowwer
>stem- again they won't cross it.  The most humane method is to pick off
the
>most you can at night :(   Sorry to be so vigilante against our beloved
>invertebrates!
>
>Sincerely,   Matt