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Is Sawdust An Effective Way To Repel Snails?

Sawdust absorbs moisture. As a result, it also sucks up the snail slime, making walking on sawdust uncomfortable and strenuous for the snails. That's the theory. In practice, however, sawdust or sawdust have proved effective against snails little effective proven. Nevertheless, it can be considered supportive snail defense be used if a few things are observed.

How should you use sawdust against snails?

First of all: sawdust only has any effect at all if it is dry. Therefore, sawdust is not suitable for outdoor use where it is exposed to rain and wind. In addition, the sprinkled area must be as large and closed as possible to really discourage snails from their path. Sawdust should therefore be used as follows:

• Only in greenhouses or use indoors
• Do not wet when watering!
• Spread 5 cm thick
• Lay out a wide, complete ring around the plants to be protected
• Renew regularly
• Only use sawdust from pure wood, not from residues left over from table grinding, to avoid contamination with harmful substances!

What are the advantages and disadvantages of sawdust against snails?

Since sawdust has other benefits, it makes sense to cover plants with sawdust:
sawdust can as mulch(€27.00 at Amazon*) act and thus protect the vegetable bed from drying out and inhibit weed growth.
But beware! Sawdust is acidic and lower the pH of the soil. While for some plants such as B. hydrangeas, azaleas, blueberries, potatoes, lily of the valley, begonias or rhododendrons is desirable, other plants such as asters or suffer chrysanthemums and should therefore only be minimally covered with sawdust.

What defense methods can sawdust be combined with?

In order to successfully keep the snails away with sawdust, it is advisable to combine the home remedy with others.
You can e.g. e.g.:

• Snail repellent herbs or Plant flowers that snails don't like
• Put up a snail fence
• Collect snails - the most effective method!