No wonder his pic posting has slowed down....

That's some sick shit.

Lurker wrote:

Shit, I was hoping it would kill the birdies as well, I got shit-loads of snails eating my Dahlias. And fucking birds shitting blackberry and various seeds in my garden...

You want to kill the birdies, plant two big trees right outside of a huge window.  Works every time.

fnord wrote:

Lurker wrote:

Shit, I was hoping it would kill the birdies as well, I got shit-loads of snails eating my Dahlias. And fucking birds shitting blackberry and various seeds in my garden...

When I lived in California, I had several methods for reducing snails.  I would give them “flying lessons” which didn’t seem to work out well for them.  I also used an iron phosphate snail killer because this type isn’t bad for the environment.  After most of them were gone, I would use killer snails as a biological control method.

Thanks for the tip. I used to sling 'em against the fence, but that was just too time consuming, and after awhile, hard on the back and shoulder...I don't want to use "snail bait" because the cats have free access to the yard. I tried copper wire, which gives a shock to the snails, but eventually, the dirt covers it enough for them to cross.  Maybe I should just gather them, put 'em on a bed of cornmeal for about a month, and sell 'em to the local "gourmet" restaurants.  A guy in Fresno started a business that way.   Then there are the earwigs.....doubt anyone would want to eat those things...