Vaseline is needed: how to save potted outdoor plants from slugs

Famous British gardener Alan Titchmarsh has shared an ingeniously simple way to stop slugs and snails from harming your outdoor plants.

Slugs and snails can cause significant damage to your garden plants, especially hostas. Luckily, Alan Titchmarsh has a simple but effective tip on how to stop them. He shared it on Instagram.

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The secret is to raise the plant pots above the ground. Slugs and snails don't like to climb on dry surfaces, so it will be difficult for them to get to your plants.

Here's how to do it:

Raise the pots a few centimeters above the ground. You can do this by placing them on bricks, stones, or wooden blocks.

Make sure that the bottom of the pots does not touch the ground. This is important because slugs can climb up the bottom of the pot and reach the plant.

Use terracotta pots. Slugs do not like to climb on the rough surface of terracotta.

The expert also advised to put petroleum jelly on the flower pots: "I put petroleum jelly on the edge of the pots (I apply it weekly), but you have to check them every week, otherwise the slugs will have a feast."

Alan Titchmarsh also recommends:

Don't water the plants excessively. Slugs love moist places, so it's important not to give them a chance.

Remove fallen leaves and other hiding places from the garden. Slugs and snails like to hide in dark, damp places.

Use slug traps. There are many types of slug traps that can be bought at gardening stores.

This simple trick will help you protect your plants from slugs and snails and keep them healthy and beautiful.

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