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Coffee grounds and slugs
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? Cheers Dave R -- AMD FX-6300 in GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF running Windows 7 Pro x64 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
Coffee grounds and slugs
On 28/05/2018 18:46, 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? Not especially well it is only mildly toxic to them and a bit too soft. There are other more spikey textures that snails won't cross so easily like crushed egsshells. My coffee grounds go on the compost heap. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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. |
Coffee grounds and slugs
On 29/05/2018 22:47, Derek wrote:
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. It modifies the pH a bit but I'd be surprised if it did much to slow growth of most plants - unlike black walnut which through juglone really does seriously affect competition by neighbouring plants. Caffeine in coffee is intended by the plant as an insecticide - it so happens that mammals find it an interesting stimulant. Cocaine and nicotine are more potent examples with the same intent. 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. Some do. They don't get far in our summer baked clay soil though. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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 -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Coffee grounds and slugs
Derek wrote:
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 ) I remember watching a slug slither its way happily over the copper tape I had put on a large plantpot. :-( Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Plant amazing Acers. |
Coffee grounds and slugs
On Sat, 02 Jun 2018 15:53:29 +0200, Martin wrote:
as opposed to sliding down the razor blade of life. :-) Curse you! Now I'll have that song running around my head, right after "We will all go together when we go." --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
Coffee grounds and slugs
On 02/06/2018 09:01, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Derek wrote: 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 ) I remember watching a slug slither its way happily over the copper tape I had put on a large plantpot. :-( Some of the tape you can buy is plastic film covered copper. If the copper stays a copper colour then it either is coated with a plastic film or has been lacquered. Leave any uncoated copper outdoors and it will discolour and start going green very quickly. I suspect that slugs and not stopped by traveling over smooth plastic or lacquer. -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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alan_m wrote:
On 02/06/2018 09:01, Chris J Dixon wrote: I remember watching a slug slither its way happily over the copper tape I had put on a large plantpot. :-( Some of the tape you can buy is plastic film covered copper. If the copper stays a copper colour then it either is coated with a plastic film or has been lacquered. Leave any uncoated copper outdoors and it will discolour and start going green very quickly. I suspect that slugs and not stopped by traveling over smooth plastic or lacquer. Without arguing with your point, my tape is clearly weathered, and has no plastic covering, having been sold for this precise purpose. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Plant amazing Acers. |
Coffee grounds and slugs
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jun 2018 09:01:37 +0100, Chris J Dixon wrote: Derek wrote: 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 ) I remember watching a slug slither its way happily over the copper tape I had put on a large plantpot. :-( Chris The results of this study will be interesting https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44357663 Indeed it will. I gave wool pellets a trial, and my slugs treated them like a comfy pair of socks - no evident deterrent effect. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Plant amazing Acers. |
Coffee grounds and slugs
On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 07:03:51 +0100, Chris Hogg posted:
On Sat, 02 Jun 2018 09:01:37 +0100, Chris J Dixon wrote: Derek wrote: 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 ) I remember watching a slug slither its way happily over the copper tape I had put on a large plantpot. :-( Chris The results of this study will be interesting https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44357663 I am intrigued that they say they will check the plants once a week. In my garden, without slug pellets, in two days the plants would be gone. But I too am interested in their results as I would much rather not use the pellets if there are effective alternatives. |
Coffee grounds and slugs
Martin wrote:
It would be nice if they tested nematodes as a way of controlling slugs too. I did try them once, with little effect, though the requirements to be met for their application made it difficult. For instance, as I mulch there is little bare earth on which to operate. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Plant amazing Acers. |
Coffee grounds and slugs
On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 09:53:53 +0100, Janet wrote:
Derek wrote: 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 ) Pity they aren't including wood ash in the trial. Janet Well they did, and it was not a succes, after all the slug rides on mucus, so most materials willnot stop them Derek |
Coffee grounds and slugs
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says... On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 09:53:53 +0100, Janet wrote: Derek wrote: 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 ) Pity they aren't including wood ash in the trial. Janet Well they did, and it was not a succes, after all the slug rides on mucus, so most materials willnot stop them Would you mind not falsely editing my post to make it look as if I replied to you above? I was responding to this ..In article , says... The results of this study will be interesting https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44357663 Janet |
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