Snails are gastropods that can damage plants and the garden. They feed on plants with a tender texture and can therefore attack flowers, lettuce leaves or young shoots. In addition to this, snails can also damage the fruits or seeds of seedlings and attack the bulbs of your plants, their tubers or even the underground roots. That being said, find out how to prevent snails from invading your garden.

Snails invade the garden during the spring, between April and June, when the plants begin to germinate. These mollusks can devastate your plants and cause significant damage to your garden or orchard. The only way to protect your garden from these gastropods without damaging your plants is to use these natural tricks.

How to prevent snails from invading the garden?

To protect your plants from snails, there are several possible tips.

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• Keep snails away from the garden with repellent plants

Snails do not like certain plants such as sage, lavender, ginger, thyme or parsley. Grow these repellent plants in your garden to prevent these pests  from attacking your plants. For plants prone to snail attack, grow them away from moist places such as compost,  as these snails like moist soil. a>

• Create barriers to keep snails out of the garden.

Since snails need moisture  to move through soil,  you can place obstacles around your plants  make the soil dry and rough  and thus prevent snails from moving towards your plants. To do this, you can spread pieces of eggshell, coffee grounds, wood chips on the plants, or opt to spread wood ashes or sawdust. . You can also sprinkle fine sand around the plants  to block snails. Also remember to prepare a mulch for the soil with dry pine needles, to keep snails away from your plants.

• Use natural repellents to keep snails away.

To prevent snails from invading your garden, you can  use fern manure. The latter is also effective  to repel aphids and scale insects. To do this, soak 100 grams of leaves of the common fern, also called eagle fern, in a liter of water. Let sit for 10 to 12 hours, then boil your preparation in a saucepan for 20 minutes,  making sure to keep the lid on.  Filter the solution and pour it into a spray bottle. Then sprinkle your fern manure  on the plants you want to protect.  Please note that the shelf life of this solution  is only 24 hours.

You can also prepare a garlic decoction to repel snails. In fact, the smell of garlic is very effective  in repelling these mollusks.  To do this, you can simply crush a few cloves of garlic in a container and add water. Let it sit for a few days, strain the mixture and transfer it to a spray bottle. Then you will only have to spray your solution at the foot of your plants, but also the garden or vegetable garden.

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In addition to these tips, it is important to treat the soil to prevent the appearance of snails in the garden. In fact, as autumn approaches,  snails lay their eggs in the ground,  especially when it rains. You can recognize snail eggs by their color, which can range from white to beige. That said, it is advisable to remove the soil  to destroy these eggs.  If exposed on the surface, they can dry out and be eaten by birds. Please note that it is also advisable to water plants in the morning, and for good reason, these moisture-loving mollusks come out at night. Watering vegetation in the morning helps  avoid creating an environment that may attract these pests.

Thanks to these natural tricks, you will be able to scare away the snails that can devastate your garden, without using chemicals and without damaging your plants.