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Growing vegetables Updated: 01 Jan 2011

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snail repellent Posted by: Linda Wedepohl 18 Sep 2009 6:32pm

typographical error: that should read that the eggshells add calcium to the soil!

snail repellent Posted by: Linda Wedepohl 18 Sep 2009 6:30pm

In addition to the (only partially successful) repellents you mention, a non-poisonous, environmentally friendly way of discouraging snails is to keep your eggshells whenever you use eggs for cooking. Crush the eggshells, and spread around the base of plants. It's just too uncomfortable for snails to crawl over them, so they go elsewhere!
It has the additional advantage that the shells eventually decompose, adding calicum to your soil.