I am told that spreading granulated sulfur will keep most snakes away. Does the garden variety work in the same way that pure sulfur would?
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I don't know. I've never heard of the snake/sulfur connection. That being said, this is 100% pure sulfur. Yellowish. Very fragrant. I used it as a soil acidifier.
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I garden a lot and YES, a little bit of either copper wire or copper mesh wrapped loosely around the very base of your plants can be very effective against snails and slugs. You don't try to make a barrier with copper; they say it literally acts like an electric fence by giving them a shock when they try to crawl over it. I just know it works to keep the slugs out of my hostas.
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I used a whole bag in a very small area, I put it on the grass, it did nothing at all to the grass. I would say probably not. I overdosed wanted to make sure the snakes would leave never harmed anything. this stuff is great.
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I have the same situation with a flower garden surrounding my patio and have used the product for several years running with no harm done whatsoever! I believe the company addresses this very issue on their website. I just love this product and I know you will too!!! That being said, I wait until the garden needs watering and then I use the product exactly as directed. After I'm through I do water the garden to dilute the product but I really don't think it's necessary.
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As a rule of thumb, five pounds of sulfur per 1000 square feet of lawn or garden will usually lower the pH of sandy soil approximately .5 pH unit. Heavier soils require more. It is recommended that no more than 10 pounds per thousand square feet be used at any application, to avoid plant burning. The results are usually temporary, depending on what is causing the elevated pH. You should contact your county agricultural agent for information more pertinent to your situation. Also, for a good discussion refer to the document ifas.ufl.edu SL256/SS480.
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Dear Cara, Thank you for writing. I've checked Bonide's instructions for our Thuricide Caterpillar Control (#38-652) and Copper Fungicide RTU (#8586856); neither warns against applying both products to a plant within the same time frame. That said, I don't recommend mixing these products together. Please check with the manufacturer (bonide.com com) for further details. We appreciate your interest! Thanks for making Gardener's Supply your source for gardening products and information. Please let us know if we can help you with anything else. Sincerely, Darcy Customer Service
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Hello, When I used the Snake-B-Gone, I just sprinkled the little pellets under tree's, bushes, along the property line. I would use it just like the pellets of the Snail's B'Gone, Hope I have helped and that all of your little slither s stay away. B
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It's granules. Just spread it in the area you want to treat. I even put some in and around my Koi pond (no fish) that had 8 garter snakes and I haven't seen them since.
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No it only kills bacteria, the sulfur is probably caused by high iron content.
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yes, but I would keep a foot or so away from veg plants. This is 100% organic and It actually works and go a little heavier application than it says and use as often as it says. There is always going to be products that don't work for some and there is always some that you will never please and be realistic, it does keep small pest away including neighboring pets, but don't expect as some do for it to keep a Grizzly away, then again??????????????
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We use them to keep snakes away from our chicken coops, rabbit pens, and out of the yard. All you do is throw them out in the yard next to the house, or chicken coops and rabbit pens. We have had 1 snake all season by doing this. But this snake wasn't near the house, it does work.
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Apparently it repels all snakes, according to the label. It has repelled black snakes on my property, so it should work for garter snakes. Actually, both species serve an ecological purpose. I just don't like being surprised by black snakes on my porch, in my garage, and in my vegetable garden. Garter snakes feed on insects and frogs and are harmless. You didn't ask for all this information, though, did you? :-) However, yes, Sweeney's has a very sweet odor which repels snakes. I like the stuff.
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I've gotten in to a running dialogue with Bonide on what plants its safe to use on. They say its safe for all plants. Thing is, I used it on my Epiphyllums and several weaks later they did not look well at all. They are slowly coming back. I did see leaf drop and leaf discoloration on other plants after using it. I can say there are no bugs. I hate dealing with scale which is the reason I decided to give it a try.
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I think it is better to use a tank sprayer as you are using a specific amount of sulfur to water.
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I have not had problems with birds, but have had 2 black snakes get tangled in it when it was on the ground-- I used it to protect my tulips, and when the foilage died, it was on the ground and they got trapped in it.
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There is info on Ask .com and e-how about it, you probably already checked but it mentions liquid ammonium sulfate so not sure. Sounds like it will though. I use it for my blueberries as food in my lousy soil but that's not what you are looking for. Must be info somewhere keep searching !
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Yes! We had a regular black snake that loved visiting our yard because of the moles. He was rather large but one application of this around our fence we did not see him again. BUT...you have to keep reapplying it. If it rains for certain sprinkle a new line. If you go out and the "mothball odor" seems to have disappeared reapply. Wear gloves when you sprinkle or better yet pour this bag in a hand held spreader for an even line of snake away. We have used this for over 8 years now and would say for sure it works on all snake on the Eastern side of the US.