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Coffee grounds and slugs
On 28 May 2018 17:46:32 GMT, David wrote:
Having been reminded that coffee grounds are a folk remedy for deterring slugs, Ignoring the above for the moment, has anyone tried this and does it work? Check out the test done by James Wong, (him off the radio and TV) Conclusion was it in fact it inhabits growth, the coffee plant does not like compition, in the wild, so it stops other plants thiving close by. As for being a slug deterrent, check out you tube which has a vidio of slug travelling down the edge of a razor bldae, it travels on a bed of mucus, so notheing sharp is going to stop them, gravel, egg shells, etc, waste of time. There is another web site that has been running an experiment on various so called remedys, puts a slug in a ring of the material and watch if it can cross, nothing stops them. (ash and bran slows them down ) Also most slugs travel underneath the soil defeating a so called barrier. |
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