IF you are fed up with slugs climbing all over your flowers and plants, fear not - you’ve come to the right place. Getting rid of slugs is often a time-consuming and difficult task for garden lovers, but thanks to one elderly woman’s trick , you won’t have to worry about the pesky creepy crawlies any longer. Whilst many will use slug pellets to rid their garden of these slimy pests , one woman has shared her nan’s hack that works with barely any effort involved.
Posting on the Gardening UK Facebook page, a woman named Jodie Wilson shared her nan’s method that has helped to stop slugs destroying plants . The savvy woman wrote: “I thought I’d share my experience with slugs as I’ve seen people buy copper nets etc. “My nan used to leave saucers of beer out when I was a child for slugs around her vegetables .
“I have a courgette plant that has been devoured and its flowers and actual courgettes that have been eaten. They destroyed my kale and sunflowers too.” Jodie then explained that she used the beer trap hack and it worked in just two days.
She added: “I put a bowl out for two days and there must have been 30-plus slugs in the bowl, such fantastic results for no effort really. “I didn’t want to put pellets down as I have a son who may see them as sweets so thought I’d share the success.” It is believed that slugs can’t resist the smell of beer , making it the ideal bait for a trap.
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