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About the Author Liam SA 22nd October 2008 9:41am #UserID: 1407 Posts: 5 View All Liam's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... Hi Liam,you could set some beer traps( a container of beer that the snails are attracted to, they drink some and fall in and drown)or put a band of sharp grit or sand at the base,or even sawdust(snails do not like to cross it)or a band of copper tape around the trunk.You can get the copper tape from Green Harvest or your local hardware shop might have some.You can also go out at night,especially if it is damp and pick them off by hand If all else fails there are always snail pellets,be sure to exclude children and pets from the area or even better put some in a dish at night and store in a safe place during the day.Lots of luck ,Jantina. | About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 22nd October 2008 4:22pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Dekka Newcastle 22nd October 2008 7:28pm #UserID: 102 Posts: 219 View All Dekka's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Pauline Adelaide 22nd October 2008 10:53pm #UserID: 1532 Posts: 293 View All Pauline's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Pauline Adelaide 22nd October 2008 10:55pm #UserID: 1532 Posts: 293 View All Pauline's Edible Fruit Trees |
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davewastech says... Anybody ever tried the aluminium flywire barrier around the trunk of a fruit tree as shown on http://www.getdirtyandgrow.com.au/paw-paw-snail-barrier/ (I've got snails chewing the skin of my pawpaws) | About the Author davewastech WILLOUGHBY EAST, NSW 2nd September 2014 12:07pm #UserID: 7097 Posts: 115 View All davewastech's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 2nd September 2014 12:47pm #UserID: 182 Posts: 103 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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davewastech says... I tried the aluminium flywire trick to stop snails getting up my pawpaw trees and chewing the pawpaws. (see above post). It's been in place for about 2 months now, and I would say it looks like it has resulted in less snails getting up the trees. But there are still the occasional snail that crosses this barrier. Of course it could be that there's been less snails because the weather has been drier. | About the Author davewastech WILLOUGHBY EAST, NSW 17th November 2014 7:59pm #UserID: 7097 Posts: 115 View All davewastech's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 18th November 2014 7:29am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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