If you prefer avoiding insecticides, and do not mind putting in early morning work time, you can trap slugs. Place scrap boards on the soil under plants and between garden rows. Each morning collect ...

Slimy, slobbery, slithering, slippery slugs: Your garden might play host to these disgusting creatures without you even knowing it because slugs are nocturnal, sliding beneath the cool, moist shelter ...

Slugs and their slimy trails can be a real nuisance in the garden. They can cause significant damage to your vegetable plants and leave your garden beds unsightly. Some suggestions to deter garden ...

We are really excited about a new development in the control of these disgusting and destructive pests. Not all gardeners have slugs, but most do, including both of us. The old standard slug bait was ...

Rabbits! They are ravenous in the spring when greens like spinach and lettuce are just coming up. For years I kept them at bay with a simple 2-foot high chicken wire fence held in place with thin ...

Gardeners are all too familiar with the battle against slugs, which can devastate plants and crops within hours. However, as we approach the end of summer, the peak season for these pesky molluscs due ...

I am starting to see a lot of ragged holes in the leaves of my hosta and some of my other perennials in the same section of my garden. There never seem to be any insects present. I was wondering what ...

As anyone who gardens in the Pacific Northwest knows, slugs are little thieves who slither in at night to eat off the leaves and fruit from our favorite garden plants. You can't prevent them from ...

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It's been claimed that placing a certain piece of food waste in your garden could help you tackle your slug problem. Head gardener at West Dean Gardens, Tom Brown, has shared tips to help us navigate ...