I’m a gardening expert and here’s my FREE hack to keep snails and slugs away from your garden with no faff involved

IF you are fed up with snails and slugs taking over your garden, fear not, you’ve come to the right place. 

According to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), there’s a free hack which keeps these pesky molluscs away from your greenery, without causing them any harm. 

And luckily for you, this hack is much simpler than you would think, as it’s all about how you watering your plants. 

These experts explained that watering plants is key to growing anything well, but not only this, but it is best to water in the mornings if possible because this is when the sun comes up and plants will start to use water.

Not only is this great for your plants, but it means that the foliage and soil surface is also then likely to stay drier for longer than watering in the evening, which will discourage pests such as snails and slugs.

The more moisture in the environment, the less slime slugs and snails have to secrete, which is why they love being out after rainstorms, or when plants have been watered.

Gardeners should also consider how they water their plants if they want to keep pests away.

Snails and slugs’ reliance on water means they will choose to climb moisture-rich plants such as tomatoes.

This is why it is super important to focus watering at the roots, rather than watering over the top which will be a target for them.

As well as this, most slugs feed at night, which is why so many gardeners will see damage to the gardens in the morning.

When it comes to watering to deter slugs, water directly into the roots and avoid the leaves.

The RHS said: “Plants can only effectively use water through their roots, taking water from the surrounding soil or compost.

“So water needs to get to where it’s needed, at the tip of the roots and not the leaves. 

“Watering more thoroughly, but less frequently helps get the water down to the deeper root tips.