Garden slugs and snails?

I‘m getting ready to prep an area that contains a lot of clay soil by adding a lot of compost. As I was digging I noticed both snails and slugs. My questions is.Should I add some type of bait to kill them before I even attempt to start planting my perennials? I‘m not familiar with slugs and read up about placing beer in saucers, but I figure if there is nothing there now, maybe I can combat the problem now with some type of bait by mixing it in the compost. Will this work?I would appreciate your inputthank you!

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Remember, bait is an attractant. You don't want to put it where your plants are, or you are attracting them to your plants. Put it far away from your plants (and pets and kids!!!), to keep them from getting to your plants. Check into safe baits for slugs and snails, and also organic alternatives, such as copper plating and beer. Good luck!

Try Sluggo. I buy it from Spray-N-Grow. It is a biodegradable slug and snail control that is safe and organic. Because the active ingredient is a mineral found naturally in soil, when Sluggo breaks down, it actually enriches your garden. Very easy to apply - you just sprinkle the stuff.

at least one kind of slug actively helps to break down compost, so it's not all bad news. Also, you will never banish them completely from your garden. Don't let it stop you carrying on with your compost area project. I would say that taking steps to attract as many birds as possible to your garden is a better route to take than being too trigger-happy with chemical bait. Beer traps if you need them will help later and not be as damaging to other wildlife or the soil.

Normal is a cycle on a washing machine.

it is not air but freeon gasdangerous and probably bet to scrap the fridge it will not work if the pipe is leaking

Remember, bait is an attractant. You don't want to put it where your plants are, or you are attracting them to your plants. Put it far away from your plants (and pets and kids!!!), to keep them from getting to your plants. Check into safe baits for slugs and snails, and also organic alternatives, such as copper plating and beer. Good luck!

Try Sluggo. I buy it from Spray-N-Grow. It is a biodegradable slug and snail control that is safe and organic. Because the active ingredient is a mineral found naturally in soil, when Sluggo breaks down, it actually enriches your garden. Very easy to apply - you just sprinkle the stuff.

at least one kind of slug actively helps to break down compost, so it's not all bad news. Also, you will never banish them completely from your garden. Don't let it stop you carrying on with your compost area project. I would say that taking steps to attract as many birds as possible to your garden is a better route to take than being too trigger-happy with chemical bait. Beer traps if you need them will help later and not be as damaging to other wildlife or the soil.