close up of a slug in vegetable garden - La Huertina De Toni/Shutterstock I'm a master gardener who specializes in organic growing and permaculture, so I've spent the past few decades testing all ...

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 ...

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 ...

How many times have you wandered into your garden on a cool weekend morning, only to discover telltale slime trails, holes chewed in the leaves of just-planted ornamentals, or vegetable seedlings ...

11:52, Fri, Oct 18, 2024 Updated: 11:55, Fri, Oct 18, 2024 UK gardeners are grappling with an unprecedented slug invasion, as the extended wet weather has provided a perfect breeding ground for these ...