Wave goodbye to slugs with this simple Victorian-era trick – and you may already have the secret in your recycling bin

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WITH the weekend finally here and the weather heating up, if you want to ensure your garden is guest-ready, you’ve come to the right place.

There’s nothing more irritating than spending days looking after your garden, in particular your plants, only to find pesky slugs crawling all over them.

Photograph taken at an altitude of Forty two metres early on a summer morning in September of a Large red slug (Arion rufus) off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.

Also known as the Red slug, Chocolate arion and European red slug, these are land slugs or roundback slugs in the family Arionidae. The opening on the right side is a pneumostome or respiratory pore whih feeds air to the lung. They have a striped foot fringe and pale sole, and can reach 150mm fully extended. — If you’ve spotted slugs crawling all over your plants, fear not, we’ve got you covered

Empty wine and beer bottles in a recycling bin. — With this Victorian-era hack, you may not have to spend a penny and will get your garden slug-free in no time

Empty glass bottles in a wooden crate for recycling. — All you’ll need to do is bury open top glass bottles in your garden

And if your plants have been chewed by the slimy creatures, don’t worry, we’ve got just the thing.

These soft-bodied molluscs can quickly become a gardener’s nightmare, leaving ragged holes in leaves and causing significant damage to plants.

But luckily for you, there’s a really simple Victorian-era trick that will work a treat.

Not only is it quick and easy, but you may already have the secret in your recycling bin, making this hack perfect for those on a budget.

This handy gardening hack has been used since the 1800s and according to experts, it works to keep slugs out of your garden.

Lena Wren teamed up with Heat Pump Covers to share the clever hack and recommended that homeowners bury open top glass bottles in their gardens – yes, you heard that correctly.

While it might seem rather random to some, this is a trick that has been proven to be effective for generations of gardeners.

Lena explained that doing so produces a humming sound that turns the slugs away.

And fear not, while us humans would barely notice it, creatures under the ground certainly will.

Lena shared: “It creates a subtle vibration through the soil. Moles and even slugs pick up on it and move away.

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“It unsettles them without doing any harm.”

Lena advised that gardeners can use any kind of glass bottle that has a narrow neck, such as a lemonade bottle or a wine bottle.

She advised people to bury bottles halfway into the ground, ideally near areas under threat from these pests.

But that’s not all, along with this hack, Lena shared a few more suggestions for gardeners when it comes to keeping pests away from their plants.

[quote credit=”Lena Wren”]It’s about creating an environment that tells pests: you’re not welcome here[/quote]

Another one of her top tips is to use onion peels or coffee grounds to throw off pests’ sense of smell, which attracts them to your garden plants.

Not only this, but she also suggested planting crown imperial flowers, which are known for their strong scent.

Lauren acknowledged: “It’s about creating an environment that tells pests: you’re not welcome here.”

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