How to Use Beer to Get Rid of Snails in Your Garden

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Find a suitable container for your beer trap.. Bury your beer trap container in your garden, keeping the rim one inch (two cm) above the soil.. Set the traps three feet apart.

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1

Find a suitable container for your beer trap.

Step 1

Find a suitable container for your beer trap.

2

Bury your beer trap container in your garden, keeping the rim one inch (two cm)

Step 2

Bury your beer trap container in your garden, keeping the rim one inch (two cm) above the soil.

3

Set the traps three feet apart.

Step 3

Set the traps three feet apart.

4

Fill your trap halfway with beer.

Step 4

Fill your trap halfway with beer.

5

Add some yeast to make the trap more attractive.

Step 5

Add some yeast to make the trap more attractive.

6

Empty the traps every two or three days.

Step 6

Empty the traps every two or three days.

7

Cut off the top third of a two-gallon plastic soda bottle.

Step 7

Cut off the top third of a two-gallon plastic soda bottle.

8

Join the top half and the bottom half.

Step 8

Join the top half and the bottom half.

9

Plant the container in the soil with the lip of it one inch (two cm) above the e

Step 9

Plant the container in the soil with the lip of it one inch (two cm) above the edge of the soil.

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