What natural remedies will help in the fight against slugs: not all summer residents know

There are many methods that show a decent level of effectiveness in the fight against slugs.

Therefore, they are clearly worth using in your practice.

Thanks to this, it will be possible to protect the area from the visit of these voracious creatures, noted the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", landscape designer and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .

What are the effective natural methods?

Natural barriers

It is always worth remembering that slugs are extremely vulnerable due to their delicate skin. It is important to use this advantage. It is recommended to simply sprinkle the soil near the plantings that most often attract slugs.

It is worth mentioning sand, egg and nut shells, gravel, dry mustard, hot peppers.

Slugs simply won't be able to overcome such an "obstacle course".

Perimeter

You can immediately show the slugs that they are not welcome on the site. To do this, the perimeter is "decorated" with special crops, the aroma of which seems unbearable to the pest.

It is worth paying attention to mint, foxglove, onions, parsley or regular garlic.

Earlier we talked about how you can protect pepper seedlings from aphids .

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• 18 February 2024

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