Topic: It's started.......

[Ninnyscrops.]

.............the first sortie in the greenhouse tonight by torchlight to discover the resident snail that had been nibbling the lettuces!

It must be warming up!

Linda

[Tin Shed]

Phew, only a snail ......I had an awful thought that you meant blight had struck already ;D

[Ninnyscrops.]

Good grief, don't wish that on us yet Tin Shed!  ;D ;D ;D

[Twoflower]

only a snail!!! iam sure the snails in my garden have gps because it does matter how far i throw them in the field behind me they always seem to come back :(

[Ninnyscrops.]

One of these days I'm going to paint a number on a snail I launch and see if the rotter does come back  ;D

[taurus]

used coloured nail varnish and yes they do come back  ::) ::) ::)

[hellohelenhere]

The snails in my garden don't seem to have noticed any of my greens yet, weird. But today, I did find my very first aphids, on the broad bean plants in my lean-to (which are starting to give me funny looks as I still haven't dug a bed for them... eeeep...)

[Al37]

The snails in my garden don't come back I throw them to the hens ;D

[Eristic]

I've not had any problem with slimies yet but I had to read the last rites to a mouse in the polytunnel.

I first read it the riot act and told it to disperse but it put two fingers up at me. I ordered it not to touch the spring roll on the staging and it defied me.

Ha ha. it's not called spring roll for nothing.  8)

[Robert_Brenchley]

I used to get very puzzled when I was about four, I'd throw all the snails along the garden wall over the other side, and they'd all be back next morning!

[cheerfulness]

I can't remember which gardening program it was that painted blue on their backs to see if they'd return after dumping them some distance away. The majority did!

[Twoflower]

The snails in my garden don't come back I throw them to the hens ;D

My chickens won't eat snails! worms slugs but not snails.

[spudsmummy]

something has been eating my broad beans down the plot, i am so not impressed.   >:(

[thifasmom]

The snails in my garden don't come back I throw them to the hens ;D

My chickens won't eat snails! worms slugs but not snails.

haven't got chickens myself but i wonder if you crack the shells first if that might encourage them to finish them off for you ???

[Twoflower]

No tried that :)must just have picky eats ;D

[thifasmom]

No tried that :)must just have picky eats ;D

have you tried sauteing them in butter and nettle leaves ;) :D

[wetandcold]

My snails are dispatched with my foot and left on the path for the birds the next morning - no matter how many I kill in the evening there are never any left by breakfast!

[louise stella]

The snails in my garden don't come back I throw them to the hens ;D

Mine are confuded by snails - I am sure they are saying "can you open them up please"!

Louise

[Twoflower]

No tried that :)must just have picky eats ;D

have you tried sauteing them in butter and nettle leaves ;) :D

Yes but the chickens still don't like them ;D

[lewic]

My mum used to send us kids out to hunt snails and caterpillers and stomp on them - it was our favourite job! I couldnt bring myself to do that now though..