Dobbies Garden Centres: The coffee filter trick

Gardeners up and down the UK are being urged to take action in December - using coffee granules. When the rain returns and the weather turns cold, wet and miserable, gardens end up attracting unwanted pests of all kinds - and the humble slug must be the most detested of all for anyone with even a casual interest in gardening.

While the peak of slug season has passed, the pesky molluscs stealthily breed and lay eggs over the winter, meaning they'll all come back in explosive numbers again when you're trying to grow your prized fruit, veg and flowers in 2026.

The voracious pests will stop at nearly nothing to strip your garden of everything you lovingly planted, chewing through strawberries, raspberries, tomato plants, potato foliage and

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