A GARDENING guru has shared the simple hack that he swears by to stop slugs and snails from eating your plants. So if you’re fed up with creepy crawlies climbing all over your seedlings, then don’t worry, you’ve come to the right place. The gardening enthusiast, who is known online as ‘Grow Den With Glen’, took to social media to share his simple and affordable tip - leaving many open-mouthed.
According to Glen, to stop slugs and snails from climbing all over the seedlings in your greenhouse, all you’ll need is an old towel - yes, you heard that correctly. He said: “How to stop slugs and snails from eating your seedlings in your greenhouse or polytunnel. “Now, like many people, I have learnt this the hard way - I have metal racking and plastic shelving in my greenhouse.
“These are amazing but slugs and snails find it really easy to access your seedlings, because they can slither their way up.” Glen shared that using an old towel will do the trick, as he added: “A quick fix is an old towel or tea towel, but just make sure it has a rough, or fluffy material, not a flat surface tea towel. “As you can see, my sweetcorn seedlings and my sweet peas, which are a slug and snail favourite, haven’t been touched and if you drape them over the edges slightly, it stops them from climbing up.
” If you haven’t got any old towels or tea towels, you can buy Egyptian Cotton towels from Dunelm from just 96p, as well as a variety of options in Poundland for only £1 .
