Snail Hunter

You may have seen that recent movie Troll Hunter - I haven't - or played Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii?

Neither media experience comes close to the thrill of real life Snail Hunting.

My greenhouse has been decimated by four of the ravenous monsters over the course of the last two weeks. A whole tray of sunflowers & pertunia's, half a tray of french beans, and even a couple of tomato plants have been consumed by the slimy beasts.

Every time I locate one of the critters - by careful, quiet stalking - and pluck them from the greenhouse structure to met a deserved fate of becoming bird food on the back lawn, another ghastly pest takes its place.

It feels like one is battling the Seven Headed Hydra.

And here is some news to chill any gardener's blood:

Scientists have been experimenting with snails in an attempt to make them move faster! In a Phase 1 study, they have been surgically removing the snails shells. So far though, no success, they remain sluggish.