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 ...

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 ...

Q: Decades ago, when I was living on Orcas Island, I had a large home garden, over an acre, and kind of welcomed the big fat banana slugs. Early morning patrols with a couple of pieces of sharpened ...

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

Snails and slugs thrive when the weather is rainy and beds are regularly irrigated. (Patrick Pleul/AP) Since spring, frequent rains have been keeping things on the soggy side and causing a myriad of ...

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'm a master gardener who specializes in organic growing and permaculture, so I've spent the past few decades testing all kinds of natural ways to keep slugs off my plants. These persistent garden ...