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After renewing my addiction with "Moulles Mariniere" I began to wonder if mussel shells have anything to offer the gardener.
Anyone know?
Anyone know?
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Don't some people use them a bit like crushed egg shells, ie to deter slugs??? -
Thats what worried me, I know farmers feed hens crushed sea shells to help in the formation of egg shells, and I thought maybe snails could use them the same way to help their shellsLast edited by Davyburns; 29-10-2010, 01:59 PM.Comment
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Cor, that's all we need! Super-charged snails!Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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I've seen garden paths covered with crushed mussel shells. Looks very nice. Just make sure you wash them well or wait for a wet spell or the smell.....
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Nah, snails can only eat soft foodOriginally posted by Davyburns View PostAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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If you bake them first and then crush them, they can be used reduce the acidity in soil....
.... don't put them anywhere near blueberries, cranberries etc when using as a mulch.
(UV sunlight will break them down more slowy than baking in the oven.)"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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I stuck a load of them on a mirror frame in the bathroom...oops that's nothing to do with gardening!
I think they'd make a good mulch in the tops of pots to protect plants, I didn't know that about them reducing acidity Nicos, thanks for the tip!Into every life a little rain must fall.Comment
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Funny I was wondering if the snails got a boost from the crushed shells I put out for my chooks to eat.Originally posted by Davyburns View Post
Many of my snails also have a thin shell problem, not sure what's going on there, I always thought I must have a deficiency in the soil."Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"
Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.Comment
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