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From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (E. Michael Smith)
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Subject: Re: controlling snails
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Date: Mon, 19-Nov-84 17:40:23 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 19 17:40:23 1984
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> > > 
> > > Would like some advice on how to keep snails out of the garden
> > > without the use of poisons.
> > 
> > Try stepping on the little buggers.  It's organic (the ants clean
> > up the mess) and there is no way they can develope a resistance.
> 
> Actually its not such a bad idea.  Try a half hour walk in the garden at
> dusk ( when the buggers are out ).  Gives you a good chance to see how
> your plants are doing too.
> 
> 	Fred Weber

One small point though, watch out for stepping on them barefooted.
I did this one evening when stepping outside for just a moment to
dump some trash... I discovered that there is a fungus living on
the little beggars that gives a very stuborn case of something
akin to atheletes foot.  This was from a small scratch from a shell
fragment.  (And here all I thought was UGH, this is ICKY, @#$@#$ snail
goop on my foot.. mumble, mumble, ...)

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E. Michael Smith  ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems

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