Coffee grounds can help deter slugs thanks to their gritty texture, but the low caffeine content in used grounds means they aren’t reliably toxic. Experts caution that overusing coffee grounds can ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The most consumed drink in the world has more benefits than just keeping us awake. Spent coffee grounds can be used as a soil amendment and compost ingredient, while liquid coffee ...

Slugs. Ugh. These pests are no gardeners’ friends, leaving slimy trails and eating holes in leaves as they go. Slugs can devour seedlings overnight, eat the petals off flowers, and leave ugly holes in ...

Slugs and snails are mollusks and are related to oysters and clams. Snails are the ones with shells and slugs are the ones without shells. These tiny animals eat using their rasping mouthpart called ...

James Wong warns against using coffee grounds on gardens. For over 15 years, I have been putting a light dusting of coffee grounds around newly planted seedlings. This very effectively repels slugs ...

A gardening expert has dismissed the notion that eggshells and coffee grounds offer much protection for your plants against slugs. Instead, she proposed an entirely different homemade solution that ...

Before using coffee grounds to keep away slugs, here's what to know to get the most benefit. Slugs. Ugh. These pests are no gardeners’ friends, leaving slimy trails and eating holes in leaves as they ...

Gardening expert Claire Ratinon has revealed how to keep slugs at bay, and it's not by using eggshells or coffee grounds as people often believe, but by creating a different homemade device A ...