AT A GLANCE
Which vegetables do snails usually not like?
Snails usually avoid vegetables that contain bitter substances or are strongly aromatic, such as onions, garlic, Chives, leeks, chard, chicory, larger beetroot, artichokes, sugar loaf, arugula, and endive radicchio. However, if there is a lack of food, they can also eat these plants.
What features keep snails away?
bitter Plant, strongly aromatic or poisonous Plants are generally safe from snails. Plants with thorns or hairs are also less popular, even if they do not offer any real protection against snails because snails, thanks to their slime layer, have no problem with a razor blade and thus also with thorns and little hairs can cross. Young plants of all kinds are particularly at risk.
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What vegetables don't snails like?
The following types of vegetables are mostly rejected by slugs:
- Onions, garlic, chives and leeks
- Pumpkin plants from 20cm in height
- chard
- Chicory
- Larger beetroot (young plants endangered!)
- artichokes
- sugarloaf
According to some sources, fully grown tomatoes, peas and cucumbers are also said to be avoided by slugs. However, you should not rely on this.
Due to the strong aroma, almost all herbs are unpopular with snails. You can capitalize on this aversion and plant herbs around your vegetable patches.
Which salad don't snails like?
Lettuce is generally very popular with snails. Nevertheless, there are also varieties that avoid snails. These include strongly aromatic varieties such as:
- arugula
- endive
- radicchio
Also Lamb's lettuce should be safe from snails.
Do slugs always stay away from slug-resistant vegetables?
At A lack of food makes every vegetable worthwhile. If snails are really hungry, they won't stop at radicchio, artichokes and onions. If there are many snails in the vegetable patch, it is best to collect them and disposed of become.
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Which snails eat vegetables?
Not all snail species cause damage in the vegetable garden - in fact, quite a few. Only slugs, especially the Spanish slug. shell snails such as B. in most cases, the Roman snails do not nibble on vegetables, but even devour annoying pests in the garden. So see from slug pellets(€19.00 at Amazon*) and snail traps to protect beneficial insects and the environment.
