Vegetable gardens at home.

[mulmi]

Oh Well. Am planning to have lots of old coals after this weekend

[dirtrider]

Getting a girlfriend whether French or anything else will just compound the problem . Or should I rather say , expect the snails problem to move to the bottom of the list for this new problem . 

[Mousea]

And after all the Eco Friendly, Bunny Huger methods.

 

The best and most efficient is still good old snail bate

[mulmi]

Or get a french girlfreind who enjoys escargot.....

This option would not work with the wife. Might cause me to loose the garden and the house.

[DJR]

About the only green way to sort out the kind of snail infestation that is called Cape Town, is a flock of duck or geese. They eat them........but then they covert them into slimy poop which they leave all over your place.......take your pick, you cannot have it both ways!

[mulmi]

Does chickens eat snails?

[jimmycool]

Does chickens eat snails?

 

I'm not sure but I know that rats do! The rats in my garden used to go and hunt their snails and then climb onto my car engine where it was still warm and very carefully eat them out of their shells. Sometimes I would find whole handfuls of empty snail shells!!!

[blondeonabike]

Does chickens eat snails?

Interestingly yes and no. I've had hens that do and other hens that would not. (especially large snails) I've noticed that the chicks reared by hens that do eat snails adopt their mothers behaviour and likewise with the hens that do not. These obervations relate to silkies and pekin bantams. Zulu fowl will eat anything, even 15cm long red centipedes and lizards. Seen with my own eyes :0

[mulmi]

Interestingly yes and no. I've had hens that do and other hens that would not. (especially large snails) I've noticed that the chicks reared by hens that do eat snails adopt their mothers behaviour and likewise with the hens that do not. These obervations relate to silkies and pekin bantams. Zulu fowl will eat anything, even 15cm long red centipedes and lizards. Seen with my own eyes :0

So when i need to get some SA heritage breeds. Was looking at Potck koekoes or Boschvelder. But thet must be calm and not fly.

 

Will keep it in mind.

[blondeonabike]

So when i need to get some SA heritage breeds. Was looking at Potck koekoes or Boschvelder. But thet must be calm and not fly.

 

Will keep it in mind.

I'm a sucker for barred chooks, I like the potch koekoek. Good all rounder for meat and eggs

[Eddy Gordo]

yeah have to agree, i have 2 bantams at the moment and only the one will eat snails and other not.

[Mousea]

yeah have to agree, i have 2 bantams at the moment and only the one will eat snails and other not.

"Chicks" are so fickle

[tunariaan]

I decided to make trays this year

everything are still seedling but  its coming along nicely

[Mellow]

looks great! keep us updated

 

 

I decided to make trays this year

everything are still seedling but  its coming along nicely

[Peach.]

my condolences to anyone in JHB that had seedlings growing.

I'm glad I only planted mine a week ago so they haven't popped up yet.

[Mousea]

a slip arrives at my office from the post office "Dorp spruit"

 

Firstly where is Dorpspruit Post Office. I find i and

WALLAH seeds from "Blondonabike"

 

Thanks so much