24 Plants Slugs Won’t Eat

Mila Myk
by Mila Myk
The thing with slugs is, that they will eat almost anything if they are hungry and desperate. But you’ve got much, much better chance with these plants.
Based on my personal experience, here’s top 13 plants that slugs won’t eat.


Following by top 11 plants slugs don’t like to eat, but might taste, when they’re hungry and have no other yummy options.
TOP 13 PLANTS SLUGS WON’T EAT:


I’ve never seen any slug-related damage on these plants!


- heather


- lavender


- ferns


- lilac


- camomile


- thyme /lemon thyme


- cypress


- oregano


- allium


- lilium


- violet alyssum


- silver dust


- lantana camara (Be careful though! It’s poisonous to animals.)
Allium
TOP 11 PLANTS THAT SLUGS DON’T LIKE (MIGHT TASTE THOUGH)


- fuchsia


- rose


- bergenia


- peony


- hardy geranium


- pelargonium


- nasturtium


- ivy


- aster alpinus


- hydrangea


- mint
Young nasturtiums. I’ve got A LOT of slugs, but my nasturtiums are still going strong! Heathers and ivy in the background.
You can see they were here (slime), but they left mint alone and ate my pansies instead.
My previous garden: Violet alyssum( lemon thyme and camomile in the background).
Mila Myk
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  • Valerie Valerie on Sep 16, 2015
    This is definitely something worth keeping - thanks so much!
  • Annette Kyzer-Procop Annette Kyzer-Procop on Jun 29, 2020

    Mila, the photo of your mint showing what you describe as "snail/slug slime, looks more to me like "mold mites". If you open the webbing, and it runs or jumps, then youll know for sure. They love to eat blooms. I have a ĺily my hubby got me last year. Ìt was accedently placed ìn a large pot which had been used before. Never again will i do this without treatiñg thè soil òr completely dumpìng ánd starting with fresh mix.

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