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The insider secret gardeners use to keep slugs out of garden borders and help your plants thrive
Using coffee grounds in the garden is a popular slug repellent and salt is a known slug killer, and this is exactly what ...
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Slugs will keep away from plants if you place one thing around them - it's not wire
A tried-and-tested method for slug control is the beer trap. Slugs are attracted to the smell of fermenting beer. To create a beer trap, simply bury a container or jar in the ground so the rim is ...
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Home remedies 'no deterrent' against slugs and snails
Entomologist and lead researcher Dr Hayley Jones said gardeners could be wasting their time and money on home remedies for slug control. "I'm not ruling them out yet, but it's not looking good ...
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Lusitanian slug invasion: Effective garden control strategies
They are omnivorous molluscs that can lay up to 400 eggs in one season, making them particularly challenging to control. The ...
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What do slugs hate? Home remedies put to the test
Home remedies used by gardeners to deter slugs and snails are to be tested scientifically for the first time. Researchers at the Royal Horticultural Society are investigating whether the likes of ...