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Snail deterrent or direct action?

I thought I would share with you a photo of my dear hosta of many years, which has finally managed to grow leaves that are as yet uneaten. I tried planting her in the ground first, but every year she was devoured by slugs and snails. So three years ago I decided enough was enough and dug her up and popped her into an old chimney pot in the hope she would be safe.

But for the first two years the same thing happened, and I didn’t want to use slug pellets as I have a wildlife

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