Gardeners are constantly griping about slugs invading their spaces and making lunch of their plantings. But help is at hand - with an easy 79p hack.
Amy, a gardening expert also known as 'The Lockdown Gardener' online, took to social media to unveil her gardening secret to deter slugs from her garden, reports Express.co.uk. The gardening guru posted her clip on TikTok along with the caption: “My five defence system for protecting plants from slugs.”
She explained: “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!
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"Five defences! I hope there's none living in the soil already as I will have just trapped them forever.”
In the brief video, Amy detailed her method for safeguarding her Hostas from voracious slugs. After placing her plant in a pot elevated on a metal stand, the gardening enthusiast from the UK generously applied Vaseline, readily available for just 79p at Waitrose, along the rim and legs of the stand.
To bolster the defence, she strategically positioned copper scouring pads around the base of the plant. As an additional measure, she sprayed the plant with garlic spray.
She explained: "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, shared under the username @thelockdowngardener, has evidently captivated many, garnering a swift 79,500 views.
