On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:42:20 +1000, gardenlen
wrote:

g'day bertie,

we've used coffee for snail/slug controlm usually buy the el-cheepo
instant then mix it to road tar strenght sort of, and spray it around
the base of the plant and the adjacent soil need re-application after
rain/watering, we find it works best on the youngest slimmies.

can't imagine any beneficials suffering, as we apply it just before
dusk to work through the night.

On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:59:01 +0100, "Bertie Doe"
wrote:

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Have you tried the garlic spray method discussed here recently? I'm
currently using it on hostas.

Pam in Bristol