We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Few things are more frustrating for a keen gardener than slugs and snails. They do tremendous damage, and unlike caterpillars, they never turn ...

There are many ways to keep slugs out of your yard and away from your plants, ranging from traps and distractions to hands-on ...

Historically, salt was applied to slugs to kill them, but any salt sprinkled on slugs will end up in your soil, where it may prove troublesome for sensitive plants. Try these natural control ...

In good news for organic, eco-friendly gardening, the sale and use of slug pellets is now officially banned in the UK. The new legislation came into force on 1st April 2022. Metaldehyde pellets have ...

Slugs are ravenous plant eaters that leave behind slimy trails of destruction. Remove any debris that gives them a place to hide during the day, to prevent their pattern of coming out to feed at night ...

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SLUGS are the bane of every gardener’s life. But Britain’s favourite gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh has one method that he swears by for combating the slimy slitherers. Writing in County Life, the ...

Scroll down to win a Segway robot mower worth £949 SLUGS – five letters to spread a chill down any gardener’s spine. Slimy, tenacious and all consuming, they can cause absolute havoc in an outside ...

It has been a particularly good year for the gooseberry sawflies, at least at our house. Our plants are naked, save for the ripening fruit. I suppose it could be worse; we don't eat the leaves. The ...