Snails.

I pick them up and put them in the undergrowth if they are on the pathway. I love snails.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/environment/please-dont-throw-us-beg-snai...

Collect them at night. Put them in an escape-proof bucket and feed them human-friendly food - lettuce, stale bread and apples are all good options for a week to clean their systems out. Then "purge" them for two days, with no food or water. To cook, boil them for three minutes, drain, remove from their shells. Wash in water with a little vinegar, then braise with bay leaves, thyme, ginger, salt and pepper. Serve with garlic and butter. Then post on one of rob dylan's 'what's for lunch?' threads

Here's your piece Foinavon


Please don’t throw us, beg snails
16-05-14

SNAILS have asked gardeners to kindly not lob them over the fence.

Snail Tom Logan said: “See this shell on my back? Does it look unbreakable? No? Well, that’s because it ****g isn’t.”

The gastropods offered alternative removal techniques including a little snail bus pulled by a fox, a travelator to next door’s organic vegetable patch or just popping them in the post.

Logan continued: “Or how about putting our need to eat before your need to have some pretty flowers to look at?

“No? Okay, at least give us a beer trap. Let us peaceably drink ourselves to death.”

tbh I always feel bad if I tread on a snail by mistake, usually walking up the driveway late at night from the pub. It's a double whamee - maiming them and making them homeless at the same time.

I do exactly the same kenny mann.

Good man

Thanks for pasting the article Kenny.
There are thousands of them on my allotment but like you I don't kill those I find. There's no point, as others will migrate in and rapidly take their place. I just put them on the compost heap in the hope that they will gorge themselves there and not on my radishes.
They perform a useful function recycling green matter but I wish they would prefer to eat the weeds instead.

Everytime I step on a snail I lash myself with rusty chains ( like those Iranians ) for 5 minutes

Then I feel better.

Actually that makes me feel better too, any pics?

Just one :

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There are thousands of them on my allotment but like you I don't kill those I find. There's no point, as others will migrate in and rapidly take their place. I just put them on the compost heap in the hope that they will gorge themselves there and not on my radishes.
They perform a useful function recycling green matter but I wish they would prefer to eat the weeds instead.

I'm sure I read somewhere that 90% of all allotment holders don't kill their snails but in fact toss them into their neighbours plot.

I'd be looking next door if I were you Foinavan

SNAILS have asked gardeners to kindly not lob them over the fence.

Snail Tom Logan said: “See this shell on my back? Does it look unbreakable? No? Well, that’s because it ****g isn’t.”

Tommy loves snails as well. That's another thing we agree on. They're mounting up. lol

Can you give me your address? I've got a smashing present for you.

*smashed

are you sending it via snail mail? ROFL

I'm beginning to suspect there are a lot of closet Jains on this forum.

Thanks for the tip Ovalman, I'll put some back amongst his lettuces next time I go.

Me and Junior once painted the top of the shells on a few snails and put them at the top of our very steep garden(top of back terraced garden higher than house roof) 60 metres from the patio  ......7 days later they were back in my pots on the patio.

I find they do little damage to established plants , and there are may plants they do not like at all.

Get a compost bin and chuck them in there. The snails enjoy a lifetime of sex and eating, while you get your compost more quickly.

Not much of a view though..... Screaming

I've got two spiders living in my kitchen, they can stay as long as they like.

quite fancy 12 garlic butter snails & crusty bread...drop of  chilled chablis

mmmmmmmmm

*Vomit smiley*

Sounds great tictacman1, I could scoff that right now.

use to serve them in french bistro years ago.. 6 for starter/ 12 main.. were real popular.

homemade garlic & herb butter, plenty filled into the shell with a snail, placed into a red hot oven, served with warm crusty french stick and frisse salad garnish

I love peri winkles which are basically snails on sea side rocks.

Eating an actual snail would disgust me but disguise it as a peri winkle and yum