ILLEGAL TO USE COFFEE GROUNDS AS PESTICIDE - EU DECISION

Apparently, although they say that coffee grounds kill slugs, if we in Europe use such coffee grounds on our gardens for that purpose we are breaking the law because anything that is used as a pesticide has to go through safety tests first before the chemical involved is placed on a list of approval or disapproval. So, while we coffee lovers can pour coffee down our throats, as much as we like, as strong as we like, until we die of the caffeine shakes, or whatever, we cannot give our sluggish garden slugs an invigorating shot to speed them along their slithery way. So, with all that in mind, being a person who always abides by the law, I put coffee grounds on my garden because I hear that it improves the soil and if the slugs just happen to die because of it, well, they should keep away. 


Daily Mail News Article - EU Pesticide Police against Coffee Grounds for Killing Slugs. (external link




 

The primroses, primulas, or polyanthus (whatever they are) have such pretty coloured flowers right now. They are also in the north-facing border. The colours are like jewels but some 'critter' or 'critters' (we know what they are) are nibbling at them which is highly annoying.