Snails are a tiresome topic for every gardener, as the animals eat up every bed in no time at all and destroy entire gardens. There are no really effective remedies against this plague, it only helps to make the garden as unappetizing as possible for snails and to collect the animals regularly.
Snails can be kept away from chrysanthemums with sand or bark mulch
Do snails like chrysanthemums or not?
Although snails are extremely voracious, they do not eat everything. Some plants are even downright unpopular and avoided, i. H. not eaten. Opinions differ as to whether chrysanthemums appear appetizing to snails or not. Some gardeners claim that chrysanthemums are particularly popular, while others report that these plants in particular are spared. These different experiences can be explained quite simply: there are types of chrysanthemums that are endangered by snails and types that the slimy animals tend to avoid.
Protect bed plants from snail damage
Poisonous chrysanthemums are particularly unpopular with snails, especially those of the Tanacetum species are avoided by the slimy fellows. These contain a neurotoxin that is used in insecticides, among other things, and is also effective on snails. In addition to planting plants that slugs dislike, there are other ways you can make your garden slug-proof. This includes measures such as:
- Spread sand/bark mulch/sharp rocks around vulnerable plants
- Set up snail rings and/or snail fences
- Scatter slug pellets (7.49€).
- Set up beer traps
- Destroy the clutch (pour boiling water over it)
- collect snails regularly
Collection works best if you do it every morning.
Less endangered plants
Basically, the voracious snails like some plants much better than others. However, almost no plant is really slug-proof, because before the animals starve to death, they prefer to eat unloved food. Nevertheless, plants that are less endangered by snails can be used as a barrier between the wolverines and their favorite forage plants. These snail-repellent plants include the following plants:
- Garlic, onions and leek-like plants (including ornamental leeks!)
- wild garlic
- rosemary and thyme
- lavender
- sacred herb
- cranesbill
- sedum
- ferns
The list is of course not complete.
tips and tricks
If you collect snails, then only remove the slugs if possible, because the voracious garden robbers are almost exclusively just these. Ordinary garden snails (the ones with a shell) do little harm, and the large edible snails will even do you a big favor: They like to eat the clutches of slugs.