I swear by my five-defence hack to deter slugs from plants – and the 79p secret is in your BEAUTY bag
A GARDENING fan has shared her five-defence hack to deter slugs from your plants.
So if you’ve got beautiful flowers in your garden that you want to protect from wildlife, you’ll need to listen up.
Amy, who is known online as ‘The Lockdown Gardener’ took to social media to share her gardening trick, leaving many open-mouthed.
The gardening guru posted her clip with the caption ‘My five defence system for protecting plants from slugs.
‘Put in a pot, raise up on a metal stand, slather Vaseline on the stand and rim on the pot, copper scouring pads around the base of the plant and lastly some garlic spray!
“Five defences! I hope there's none living in the soil already as I will have just trapped them forever.’
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In the short clip, Amy explained how she protects her Hostas from hungry slugs.
After putting her plant in a pot, which was raised on a metal stand, the UK-based gardening fan then added Vaseline, which you can nab for just 79p from Waitrose, all over the rim and legs of the stand.
Once this was done, she used copper scouring pads and put them around the base of the plant, acting as an extra defence.
Following this, she sprayed the plant with garlic spray, as she added: “I personally don’t think it works on its own, there’s too much rain where I live.
“But, together with the other defences, it seems to work quite well.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @thelockdowngardener, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 79,500 views.
'GENIUS IDEA!'
Social media users were thankful for Amy’s gardening advice and were keen to express this in the comments.
One person said: “Copper scouring pads are a genius idea! Snails and slugs destroyed my sunflowers!”
I must try this
TikTok user
Another added: “I will try this..I'm a newbie to gardening so any hints and tips welcome.”
A third commented: “I must try this... inherited a hosta with our house and it gets munched terribly in the border!”
Whilst someone else expressed: “I’m trying copper tape to put around the pot.”
To this, Amy replied: “I’ve tried that too, I think the more defences the better.”
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At the same time, many other gardening enthusiasts rushed to the comments to share their advice for banishing slugs.
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One user recommended: “A circle of rock salt around the pots. Works like a charm.”
A second advised: “Crushing eggshells on the soil will help as slugs/snails find it jaggy.”
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Meanwhile, another user revealed: “Gravel or sand containers around the pot. Slugs don’t move well on it and avoid it.”
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