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title: "I have bought a watermelon peperomia and there has been a slug come…"
description: "I have bought a watermelon peperomia and there has been a slug come out of it when i bottom watered, will there be more of just that one??"
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author: "plant addiction"
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# I have bought a watermelon peperomia and there has been a slug come…

_Posted by plant addiction on 2023-12-14_

I have bought a watermelon peperomia and there has been a slug come out of it when i bottom watered, will there be more of just that one??

## 4 comments

### Felicia commented on 2023-12-14

Let’s just hope  
1 lol. Maybe dig thru the soil a little ?

#### plant addiction replied on 2023-12-14

thank you, have you ever had this problem

#### Felicia replied on 2023-12-14

No thankfully lol

### PlantLady commented on 2023-12-14

Spreading some used coffee grounds on the soil is a natural pesticide that will remove snails and slugs

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