One tiny animal can be a nightmare for avid gardeners and that is the pesky slug.From munching lettuce heads to destroying young seedlings, slugs can leave a trail of destruction in their path. And it ...

You just planted a tidy row of tiny broccoli in your garden. But when you head outside the next morning, you discover the foliage is full of weirdly-shaped holes—and some of the seedlings are gone!

With the arrival of spring comes cheerful yellow daffodils, billowing branches of blossom and lambs in the fields – along with one rather less welcome seasonal arrival: slugs. While this time of year ...

SLUG STANDOFF: With wet weather comes a persistent garden pest that requires some creative control techniques. Photo by Chloe Lieberman Happy summer, lovely readers! After a fairly cool spring, we’ve ...

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Slugs can be kept at bay in your garden through careful selection of particular flowers and plants. There are few things more irritating for gardeners than finding their plants' leaves peppered with ...

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Here’s how to keep slugs from destroying your garden. You just planted a tidy row of tiny broccoli in your garden. But when you head outside the next morning, you discover the foliage is full of ...