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I read somewhere on here that you could place a cup of beer by them and the snails will get in it and die never tried it out or anything hope you can get rid of the buggers and save ya plant:thumbsup:

Yes this works, but every rain ya gotta put more in it and iv got leafhopper's bitting the leaves up bad too. Niem oil would be better, if my cash flow was,lol.

Thanks man:thumbsup:

...I hear that diatomaceous earth (possibly available at your local gardening superstore) is kinda like them crawling across broken glass, and they just basically die from their wounds. It is safe for the plants, and for you

Yeah also sand paper will work too. But its under ground i think is where the damn snail is getting the new root growth, only because its not growing as iv seen them grow before. It will be two weeks Sunday and the new growth looks weak. The stem is the only thing that has really grown bigger, so its got to be 2 issues. Snail and leafhopper's i believe. But once the plant gets bad the bugs see it as an easy target and attack it more so. This was according to the goggle info i got, but knew this from growing last year outside, but confirmed my theory:thumbsup:

Thanks man for stopping in:hippy:

If you do get the diatomaceous earth, make sure it's food grade, not the crap for pools.

Then you can be sure it's safe for everyone:thumbsup:

Diatomaceous Earth As Natural Pest Control:
One of the more popular uses of DE is as a natural form of pest control. Because of the many tiny sharp edges on each specimen of DE, when it comes in contact with insects DE absorbs the waxy coating that covers the insect, causing a laceration of the exposed tissue. This is aggravated by the insects writhing. The insect dies from dehydration, usually within a few hours.

It may help with the lil ones, but I don't think it's gonna stand a chance against Mr. Snail.

Well i put a mix of garlic, soap and a couple caps of ammonia on and around the plant. I about pucked man, the shit smelled so bad i was gagging before i could get out of the area. But if this doesnt help i might look into the DE.

Thanks Irydyum:jointsmile:

looks like one of my plants what can u do....? the joys of growing outside.... but no seriuosly what can ya do i got slug reppellants. i just need to get sum soapy spray...

Mix garlic and onions into it also, it will work better if you do:thumbsup:

Diamataious earth rapidly loses effectivness in humid conditions. Since you are still far from flower use the commercial stuff (ie Scotts) from a garden shop. Use a lot of it and destroy every snail within 20 ft of her. Repeat two weeks later. You should only need to do this once. Will not hurt your plants.

Well its something i may look into, because the spot is a good one and don't want to lose this hole. Its that its surrounded by tall grass is the reason. My other spots were cleaned out in April, but needed to put this plant in a place i knew would reap all the sun as possible. The mix i put out was really nasty and the ammonia is something that could get rid of the snail also read it can give N, but that is debatable.

Thanks for the help man:hippy:

Thanks so much for the help guys:thumbsup:great advise from everyone as everything mentioned i had read about, but wasn't sure which to use. But i appreciate all the replies to this issue. Its a really an important plant.

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