Slugs can make quick work of your garden plants unless you're using proven strategies to combat them. Here are ways to get ...

This may increase the amount of iron in ground water, which can be toxic to earthworms in high doses. If you use either kind of pellets, concentrate your efforts on vulnerable plants; don’t attempt to ...

Snails and slugs can cause real havoc in the garden, destroying flower beds and leaving holes in the leaves of plants. Mollusks are most active in wet weather, as they are attracted to places with ...

Despite being slow and slimy, slugs and snails have an incredible appetite and need to constantly consume in order to survive. This means that your garden is a veritable smorgasbord of plants ...

First, place the eggshells in a bowl and run them under cold or hot water. Put the shells in an oven-safe container and then ...

Don't throw away your eggshells! Learn how to turn them into a powerful fertilizer with our step-by-step guide on making ...

Badgers often wander into our gardens at night, feeding on worms, snails, and slugs, leaving their trail of damage behind such as holes in the soil from digging to find grubs. But unlike with other ...

It has led charity Garden Organic to dub 2024 the 'year of the slug' and an 'annus horribilis'. Squashes such as courgettes fared worst with 62 per cent of growers saying their yield was either a ...

Home-grown strawberries taste better than anything from the supermarket. Discover our best varieties and how to grow them ...

Treat it with a tonic spray. It all began when I left my house early one morning on the way to the pool. I was aware of an ...

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