Overview
- Reach PLC lifestyle pieces published on Saturday report that wet weather has driven higher slug activity in U.K. gardens and prompted the author to revisit home remedies.
- The author tested three household deterrents—used coffee grounds, a garlic spray made from crushed cloves, and rinsed crushed eggshells—and found eggshells most effective for protecting fruit during rain.
- Used coffee grounds are spread as a shallow ring around vulnerable plants to create a textured barrier and add garden nutrients, though the author says their effectiveness can vary by application.
- The garlic spray is easy to make and reapply after showers but leaves a strong odour that makes the author use it only occasionally despite its repellent effect.
- The pieces recommend combining these tactics as part of a broader, non-chemical approach that reuses kitchen waste, notes the advice is based on personal experience, and does not present controlled scientific testing.