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How to make a Garlic Wash to deter
slugs and snails
| This is the recipe used by a
commercial nursery growing hostas to deter slugs & snails. I'll
certainly be trying it next year on my vegetables. |
Recipe
Makes approximately 1.5 litres / 2.6 pints
Ingredients
2
Whole bulbs of garlic
2 Litres of water
Method
Place the garlic and water in a pan,
and boil till soft (about 10
minutes)
Crush the garlic with a potato
masher
Once cool, strain the liquid
through a fine sieve into a 2
litre pop bottle.
If you intend to use it with a
sprayer, then filter through a piece
of muslin or paper towel.
Label the bottle.
Note that this is a concentrate,
and should be diluted for use.
Step-by-step instructions for use
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Do NOT apply in bright sunshine, or
you risk "sun scorch" on the leaves.
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Step 1
Add 15ml (1 tablespoon) of
concentrate to a 5 litre watering can, or 30ml to a 10 litre
can. |
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Step 2
With a rose on the can,
liberally water the whole plant, including the foliage.
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Step 3
Repeat every couple of weeks. |
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Alternatively |
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Step 1
Add 5ml (1 teaspoon) of
concentrate to a spray bottle.
Label the sprayer if you don't use it all in one go. |
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Step 2
Liberally mist the foliage.
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Step 3
Repeat every couple of weeks. |
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