snails / slugs

newhobbiest420

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I think it might be a snail or two coming out. I see slime and I do spray with neem. I don't have any shrubs or actually any plants other than my seedlings (tomatoes too) but the tomatoes are not touched. I have a aloe , baby palm tree and some other baby tree looking thing. I hope they are hiding in there.

You think this is snail problems?
 

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The slime in the first picture is for sure a trail a snail/slug left.

The second picture that looks like snail damage to me.

As far as I know neem oil doesn't kill slugs,you can leave out a couple 'traps' ,containers filled with a little beer and hope they crawl in and drown.
this is not guaranteed but it will help.

im not sure on a natural way to kill slugs,unless you live on a acreage and can have a pet duck in your garden.they love slugs and don't eat your garden like chickens.

also you can get Diatomaceous earth and spread it as a border around your garden,or put it around each plant separately
i actually mix about a cup of it into my soil mixtures along with too many other things to list
 
l Just wanted to get a consensus on whether it looked like snail/slug. I actually have some copper tape and bought snail killer. I'm gong to place my pots on top of plywood and draw a perimeter with copper tape and poisons. For shits and giggles I'll try a beer trap. Hope they drink the cheap stuff
 
Theu drink any beer, not too fussed! It's best to put a pot with drainage holes inside a solid container without, so you can just hook them out without wasting beer! Be careful with slug pellets. The problem is, they actually attract slugs, so are best used around the perimeter.
 
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