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

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over ...

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 ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Greenhouse slug looking down over a wooden edge - Anatoliy Berislavskiy/Shutterstock Some forms of wildlife are a welcome sight in your garden, like helpful ...

A slug feasting on a green lettuce leaf in a garden. - MakroBetz/Shutterstock Imagine this: You walk into your garden to harvest some lettuce leaves and suddenly realize that they're covered with ...

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 ...

Slugs like a damp, mild climate. Slugs (and snails) like living in Oregon. Our mild, wet climate seems like paradise to them. There are a dozen important slug species in Oregon gardens (and a couple ...

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 ...

Slugs become more prevalent during autumn as they flourish in wet conditions and when there's plenty of foliage on the ground, but there's a simple method to get rid of them before they cause any ...

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 ...