Once the snails have penetrated the greenhouse, you have to act quickly: the pests can cause great damage, especially to young plants. Find out below which methods you can use to permanently ban snails from the greenhouse and keep them away in the future.
How to get rid of and keep away snails in the greenhouse?
To combat snails in the greenhouse, you can collect them after dusk, spread coffee grounds or nettle manure on the plants or set up a beer trap. To keep snails away, put fly screens on windows and doors and protect the beds with snail fences.
What helps against snails in the greenhouse?
First, the snails must be removed from the greenhouse. There are several ways to do this:
- Snails after duskcollect and dispose of
- Coffee groundsorNettle manure Apply around and on the plants
- Set up abeer trap in front of the greenhouse and lure the snails away
Unhelpful home remedies
Eggshells and snail-deterrent plants have not proven to be particularly helpful. The use of mulch can even be counterproductive, as the warm, humid climate underneath offers snails an ideal hiding place.
How can I keep snails away from the greenhouse in the future?
Once you have managed to banish the snails from the greenhouse, it is now a matter of keeping them away permanently. To do this, you should first provide entry points such as windows with a grille, e.g. afly screen. Since snails are active at dusk and at night, close the greenhouse door at night or install a fly screen here too.
You can also protect your bed with asnail fence.
Which snails cause damage in the greenhouse?
Not all snails pose a threat to your plants; on the contrary: Some species of snails even help you keep away voracious pests.
Those that are dangerous for your plants areNudibranchssuch as theSpanish slugas well the now rather rareRed Slug The leopard-like spotted tiger slug, on the other hand, is a useful slug because it eats almost exclusively dead plant parts. The same applies to most shell snails such as Roman snails or ribbon snails.
Tip
Slug pellets against snails in the greenhouse
We advise against the use of slug pellets and other harmful substances. Slug pellets not only harm other useful animals, but also your pets and even yourself. Especially if you want to protect plants that you want to eat later, you should avoid using poisonous products.
