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QuestionWhat does beer do to snails?
Maggie MoranMaggie Moran is a Professional Gardener in Pennsylvania.
Home & Garden SpecialistThe snails will be attracted to the scent of the beer and drown in the liquid. -
QuestionHow do you get rid of snails in your garden?Maggie MoranMaggie Moran is a Professional Gardener in Pennsylvania.
Home & Garden SpecialistThere are several methods. You can use a garlic spray that is typically homemade or you can use the beer trap method. Spraying them with cold coffee can also kill them. -
QuestionAre snails good or bad for your garden?Maggie MoranMaggie Moran is a Professional Gardener in Pennsylvania.
Home & Garden SpecialistThey are bad for the garden, although they won't do much at the ground level, but they will quickly climb to leaves higher up and eat the buds off flowers. -
QuestionWhat kills slugs on plants?Maggie MoranMaggie Moran is a Professional Gardener in Pennsylvania.
Home & Garden SpecialistSeveral things will kill slugs; putting beer in a shallow cup will drown them. Using coffee grounds spread around the stems of the plants can also stop slugs from climbing. -
QuestionDoes the beer itself kill them or do they drown?
Community AnswerOnce they climb into the beer trap, they are usually unable to escape. They drown in the beer. -
QuestionWith the plastic bottle trap mentioned in the article, where is the trap door? Is it located under the ground?
Community AnswerBury the plastic bottle until the bottom of the door is lined up with the surrounding ground. -
QuestionHow far away from my basil plant should I bury the cup? I have an extremely small garden.
Community AnswerThere is no distance from your plants from which you must place your beer traps. As long as you have one trap per square meter, your snail problem will soon be a thing of the past! -
QuestionI am still not sure if I am to place the cup of beer in my 4' x 10' garden or outside of my garden.
Community AnswerIt wouldn't hurt to set up a few traps outside the perimeter of the garden, but the traps will probably be most effective when placed inside the garden. And with a garden of that size, you'll need more than one trap to get rid of snails.
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QuestionDoes lager kill slugs and snails?
Community AnswerYes. Lager is a kind of beer. You can make a trap with any kind of beer to get rid of garden snails and slugs.
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QuestionWhere do I set tins when plants are in containers?
Community AnswerIf your plants are in containers, you might want to surround the edge with copper. -
QuestionHow do I remove the slugs from the trap, and does this mean I can only use the bottle once?
Greenhouse AndersonTop AnswererTake the trap apart, discard the dead slugs, and replace the beer every few days, as described above. -
QuestionShould I remove the dead slugs from the beer, and if so, how soon should I do it?
Greenhouse AndersonTop AnswererYes, you should discard the dead slugs every few days and replace the beer.
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