Snails -- no trouble?

Hi there,

I'm mystified by our snails. We have large colonies along our brick edges and under the decking, but I can't see any plant damage.

Is anyone a mollusc expert out there? My theory is that they may eat algae, such as found on the aged decking, and wood damaged by wet rot, such as found on the old fencing. They're obviously thriving and I'd expect our plants to be full of holes, but they're not!

Anyone?

 

no idea !! apart from they ar'nt veggie like mine are which through out the summer have enjoyed eating most of my plants

but.............. in saying that the hostas which they are well known to chomp on has'nt been touched at all this year maybe they have had that much to go at they did'nt get round to eating it or its the shiney ceramic pot its in :confused:

 

The only thing I can suggest Sandy is, that you should pack up all your snails and send them to me, and I will send you mine which are clearly from the same family as Cattwoman's. You're right. It's mystifying :confused:

 

too true sarraceniac i will start bagging mine up lol

 

The only thing I can suggest Sandy is, that you should pack up all your snails and send them to me, [/quote]

Okay, popping them in a giant jiffy-bag right now. Maybe they just developed a taste for meat instead

 

You forgot. I am sending you mine. And they haven't.

 

would you like some of my snails too sandy? and how about I chuck in a few slugs for you?!!

 

would you like some of my snails too sandy? and how about I chuck in a few slugs for you?!! [/quote]

Heh heh heh. Bring it on. We do have slugs here and they DO munch hostas. Or should I say, they did, until I nuked 'em all with a dose of nematodes!

 

strangely they didnt touch our hostas, instead they went at my lupins. I was out gardening one day when the lupin flower just bent double over, I could hear the slug shout "timbbbeeeeeer!" the little ****** had climbed up the main stem to just below the flower and ate right the way through the stem... so I stuck a sharp stick right the way through him! The lupin has just started to re-flower so im on guard at the moment!! They dont seem interested in my young foxgloves either at the moment which makes me happy!

 

In London where, would that be?