How to protect the garden from slugs: an easy way

Everyone who grows vegetables knows that growing fruit and vegetables takes a lot of time and effort. But at any time, pests such as slugs and snails can ruin all that work.

These small and seemingly harmless creatures can cause significant damage to your plants. That's why David Domoni, a certified horticulturist, shared his advice on how to get rid of them on social media.

Slugs are terrestrial mollusks that lead an active nocturnal lifestyle. They can eat almost all types of plants, but they are especially fond of tender leaves of lettuce, cabbage, cucumbers, and other vegetables.

There are many pest control chemicals of various kinds on the market, but usually, people who grow their food do not want it to be treated with harmful substances that cannot be consumed. In addition, various sprays and poisons harm the environment.

Fortunately, there are simple, natural methods of slug control that are effective and safe. You probably already have what you need to use one of them in your kitchen.

How to repel slugs and snails

To get rid of slugs and snails, you'll need eggs. Simply start collecting the shells after cooking eggs or baking and dry them from moisture. To do this, you can, for example, bake them in the oven for about 10 minutes.

Then crush the shells so that they have a not too sandy consistency and sprinkle these small pieces on your vegetable garden. Slugs and snails do not like to crawl on sharp objects, so they will no longer be able to feast on your plants.

In addition, the calcium contained in eggshells can positively affect the health and condition of your crops.

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