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I have just been told that coffee grounds are a good slug replent is this true.  I know you can put it in your compost but did not know if it was an good for getting rid of slug????

I am not sure about slug repellent but surely after rainfall it will mostly discintegrate, dilute  and wash away into the soil.

I'll believe it when I see it.

I have heard it before but never tried it.

Believe me, it doesn't work.   :(

G x

Starbucks will give you used grounds for composting/mulching.  Here's what they say - nothing about slugs though!

http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/compost.asp

As indicated by others I do not consider that they make a satisfactory slug repellent. I would add them to the compost heap, mixing them in well with other ingredients.

Here is a brief useful article on coffee grounds ...

http://www.ces.purdue.edu/vanderburgh/horticulture/extnotes/2006/coffee.htm

Beer works much better!  ::)