"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Stan The Man" wrote ...
in reply to Robert
I turned the TV on just in tine to catch Monty (standing behind some
hostas) say ...and spray it on the leaves and it will deter even the
most ardent(?) slugs. Does anyone recall what 'it' was?

ISTR it was water which had been boiled with garlic and allowed to
cool.

Didn't he say he crushed the garlic first?

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Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

I don't think he mentioned crushed garlic.
The method works on the basis that the slug reproduction ceases due to
lack of sex with garlic breathed partners, but if the slugs or snails
are of French origin then............

Seems to me to make sense that it would better to slightly crush (as
opposed to mash) the garlic in order to get a more potent fusion with
the water. Might be wise to strain before use though.