Put down the slug bait today.. trying to keep the snails and slugs off of my pumpkin patch... the pumpkin patch is on of my favorite parts of my garden. I get the warm fuzzys of the holidays all summer long watching my pumkins grow! LOVE IT. I just treated the outside of the patch, and wow does that stuff work, although i have to admit, I do feel slightly guilty about the poor snails, but what is a gardener to do, let the buggers eat you right out of gardening, or go on the offensive? I wish a sign of NO SNAILS would work... sigh. So, I am living with the guilt.