If you have ever encountered the appearance of slugs and snails in your suburban area, then you probably know that it is very difficult to protect plants from these pests. Spraying with preparations and infusions has a temporary effect that disappears immediately after the first rain. Mulching the earth with powders and small shells is also not a solution to the problem. The former are easily carried by the wind and washed away by water, while the latter are overcome by a good half of the mollusks in a few days.
To solve the problem, some gardeners cut out something like a high fence from the bottle. Due to the sharp edge, the device should prevent pests from entering the plant. However, this is not always the case. Most slugs can easily overcome such a barrier, making protection almost useless.
To really protect the landings from slugs and snails, a design with a completely different principle of operation is required.
Step 1. Choosing a container, making a blank
First you need to choose a container. The bottle must be completely transparent. Colored plastic will be less likely to transmit sunlight, which will negatively affect the development of a young plant.
Next, you need to remove the label from the bottle and cut out the middle part. The height of the cylinder should be about 10 cm.
If desired, several dozen small holes can be made in the walls of the bottle. They guarantee normal air exchange and no condensation.
Step 2. Cut the pile
Now we need to take scissors and finely chop the upper part of the cylinder so that we have an edge that looks vaguely like tinsel. The lengths should be thin enough to bend well.
This is a very tedious and at the same time the most important part in the process of creating a defense. It is from her that the effectiveness of the entire device will envy.
Step 3. Installing and testing protection
On small plants, you just need to carefully put the bottle on. To protect large crops, the tool will have to be cut and wrapped around the stem. It is important that there is always a distance between the walls and branches.
The principle of our protection is simple and reliable. As soon as the pest creeps to the tinsel, it begins to bend back a little. On it, he can only be in a horizontal position. If the clam begins to lick, the points of contact become smaller, and the tinsel bends more strongly.
The pest will be in this position for a very short time. He will either try to climb back down, or he will fall under the weight of his own weight.
The photo below shows how a snail trying to get to the plant hung on several villi and ended up in a stalemate. She was unable to turn around and subsequently fell to the ground.
Read also on my website -Making a yeast trap for slugs. It comes out faster than protection for each plant.
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