WOODLICE AND SNAILS destroying plants..what to do?

[noonar]

DH has worked so hard to grow veg in our garden. we have thousands of woodlice and a good number of snails which are eating the plants faster than they are growing. any advice about how to get rid? (obviously, we'd prefer not to poison our 2yo!)

broken egg shells stop snails, as they cant slime across it. i think?

We have the same problem - dh is now obsessed with snail anihilation. He waits until its damp and going dark and then sneaks out and... massacres them. Assuming that you would prefer a less blood thirsty approach, coffee grounds around the base of the plants also helps for the same reason as the egg shells.

Even massacre does not work on woodlice so I await other responses with interest.

thanks folks. the woodlice are the bigger problem tbh. harder to lob over the wall.

Have you tried beer traps? Very effective, but a bit labour intensive - you have to empty and refill every couple of days.

What beer do you use in your traps? Sad as I am I actually bought beer for the snails and slugs last week and so far have trapped none, even though there are thousands of the buggers.

Really!? None!? Remember that you have to have the rim of the trap at just about ground level (1/2 cm above).

I just use any old beer in the fridge and end up with a stinking container of dead slugs and snails in very short order! (ew, but yay)

great idea. does it work for woodlice?

woodlice generally only eat dead things - they aren't a problem. Are you sure they are woodlice? Tiny little round armadillos? are you sure they are eating stuff?

they are DEF woodlice, and we have literally 100s of them...dh says they are infesting the stalks/ leaves of his plants