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Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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Posted by tclynx 9 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 07 at 10:54
| Has anyone ever tried this? I understand that caffene is toxic to snails and slugs and have heard of coffee spray being used to control them. What about just top dressing with coffee grounds? Is there still enough caffene in the grounds to have much effect? I'm planning to try it out since the coffee grounds are good for the garden and provide nitrogen anyway but I was wondering if anyone has noticed their effect on snail/slug problems.
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RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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| I've seen slugs crawl right over coffee grounds so I don't believe there is any deterent value in the coffee grounds. Cold caffienated coffee sprayed on plant leaves does repel them, but if the coffee grounds dry out it would be no different than soil. |
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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I guess that answers that question.
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| I've noticed no difference with grounds in the garden or a spray on the leaves but hey, give it a try, nothin to loose, right? Let us know what you think!! Good Luck,
Gumby_CT |
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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| beer... for me doesn't work for snails but works fantastic for slugs! :o) If I put it out consistently and enough of it, I can put a dent in the slug population. |
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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| I read somewhere that the container for the beer has to be deep enough for them to fall into, which might be why it has never worked for me in the past. I would have thought coffee grounds would work great - has anyone had success with these? |
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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| slugs are eeeeeevil. you have to pick them off one by one, put them in soapy water, spray them with vinegar or ammonia or even put them on the sidewalk and sprinkle salt on them and watch them sizzle. Doesnt that work with vampires too? Told ya they were eeeeeevil. |
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| I tried the beer, and it worked but I just have too much area and too many slugs and snails. I buy Sluggo at my local organic gardening center, and it is great! |
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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| coffe doesn't work for me with slugs but crushed egg shells works great- they don't even try to go there. I also created a place for slugs to hang out away from the garden by planting some flowers in a wooden box and they all seem to just go there. when I lift up the boxes it seems there is a party going on and they tend to be happy and stay there. |
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I have not noted any impact of coffee or coffee grounds on slugs and snails. They crawl right over the grounds, and sprays don't seem to deter them for me. Sluggo works very well, can be put in small bait stations, if you want to protect it from being washed out in the rain, and has no dangerous properties for people or pets.
Renais |
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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| I am with Renais in regard to sluggo or any other brand of iron phosphate bait. The stuff simply works and works well and is non toxic to anything we care about. With the advent of iron phosphate baits I can't think of any reason to use anything else for control of slugs/snails. Forget about coffee, it has been tested and simply does not work. |
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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| I had noticed some snails around so had worried that they could be a problem for my garden, especially since I use lots of wood chips and leaves for mulch. But so far I have only found one snail on any of my garden plants. Probably have to keep an eye out at different times of year but I'm figuring so far in the hot fall garden here they might not be an issue. Come cooler weather when I plant out greens, it may be a different story. |
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| I know that slugs and snails are prevelant in the northern states. What about Southern States. I live in Central/West part of Forida and you don't see slugs or snails here only on rare occassions. Is it the climate that causes that or does the soil play a factor in this? Thanks to those who commented on Slugo if I ever get a problem I'll run to my local organic store and pick some up. |
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| I have seen some large problematic slugs in central FL before. I think the only reason I haven't seen any in my garden yet is that I've only been at this location since Feb. I expect that certain times of year it might just be too hot for them. I'm going to keep a close eye out as we get into cooler fall weather. |
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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| Try getting a Duck...!!! they love snails... If you can introduce a preditor they can work a treat!!! |
Here is a link that might be useful: ernest
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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| I used to use Sluggo, but a Northern Brown Snake has apparently taken up residence here - I've only seen it twice, but it's a nocturnal, underground hunter. The evidence that it and its offspring are still here and busy is that my garden, awash in slugs and snails for the last 25 yrs+,now has almost none, despite our super-rainy season. Sow bugs and beetle populations have also plummeted. This is great, but I wonder if Sluggo is dangerous for snakes ? I put some out before I saw the snake this year, (and before they had cleaned up the slugs) so I wonder. |
RE: Coffee grounds as slug/snail repellent?
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Forget Sluggo, where can I get a Northern Brown snake that eats bugs loamy? I thought snakes fed on mice and other small creatures?
BTW, I live in southern TN, zone 6b or 7a, and slugs and snails are a very big problem here also. Made much worse this year by the constant rains. |
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