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Default 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, I looked it up online.

Apparently it is illegal to use any untested product as a chemical
deterrent.

Mulching to add organic content is fine, though.......

Ignoring the above for the moment, has anyone tried this and does it work?


There has been some research into it's use or more correctly the use
of Caffeine. Turns out it is a good deterrent but in stronger doses
than in grounds.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2067214.stm

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