Keep slugs and snails off your potted plants with this surprising bathroom item

Keep slugs and snails off your potted plants with this surprising bathroom itemSlugs and snails might be "more outdoors than in", but after a shower, they can be "everywhere" - something that can spell bad news for your plants Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Matt Davies 05:00, Wed, Jun 3, 2026 Tackling slugs and snails on potted plants could be a case of using one bathroom item (stock) (Image: Getty)Keeping slugs and snails from eating your potted plants could be a case of simply utilising one surprising bathroom item, it has been claimed. Although they're viewed as pests, slugs and snails form part of your garden's biodiversity, and are "superb at recycling waste vegetative matter", according to BBC Gardener's World's Monty Don. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) As he puts it, however, they "do not discriminate between a fallen leaf and a delicious young seedling" – but there may be hope for frustrated gardeners. A recent article focusing on how heavy rain can drive common pests into your home featured such critters as rats, mice, ants, spiders and mosquitoes — plus slugs, which Monty states in his blog have been viewed as gardeners' "public enemy number one". Slugs and snails are "more outdoors than in", according to Household Advice Editor Katie Mortram, but she warned that they'll get "everywhere" after a shower, potentially spelling bad news for your plants. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get gardening news, tips and inspir...