Snail shells
Hi All
I have just finished reading an article from a garden designer that I haven't seen before and thought I would pass it on to you all.
What do you do with the spent/used snail shells??
If we have a year like last year with an invasion of snails and slugs then this tip might just help. Use the used snail shells as cane protection. Better/Prettier than the green rubber things sold in garden centers, and free!!
Hope this is useful. Good gardening.
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Hi Greencab. Yes, I do that too! Saw it on a gardening programme where they were visiting a french garden, and they had done that on all the canes in the garden. I thought it looked really good.
Anyone any other ideas out there??
I gather them up and then crush them and add to the compost heap.
Hi Jimmy, there's plenty of stuff to put on the compost...why not add some interest instead??
Haha, I would use them as cane toppers but theres few things in my garden tall enough to need staking. Too damn windy!
I stick them on the fire pit and use the ash as fertilizer
My chickens quite like snail shells, but generally not the contents
The big ones make good impromptu toys for cats - nice and light and the make a tinkly sound when they are pushed about.
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
I powder them and sprinkle the CaCO3 on the brassicaceae beds.
Break them up , put round the hostas to keep the snails off !!
Those are pretty fab Edd
I think that's the next project!!