Slugs can be a big garden menace, leaving small holes in your fruits and vegetables in their slimy wake. Fortunately, you can get rid of them safely with a variety of methods. Effective techniques ...

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!

Use repellants and protective clothing to avoid tick bites that can spread Lyme disease. Natural strategies work best in combatting pests such as Colorado potato beetles, striped cucumber beetles, ...

11:48, Fri, Oct 17, 2025 Updated: 11:52, Fri, Oct 17, 2025 The mild, damp climate makes domestic gardens an ideal breeding ground for slugs, which can emerge in vast numbers to chew their way through ...

Aromatic plants, such as roses, ferns, grasses and hydrangeas, can naturally deter slugs thanks to their strong scent and textured leaves (particularly those that are fuzzy, glossy or leathery). Slugs ...

A simple hack of sprinkling coffee grounds in your garden can be a way to deter slugs from nibbling your plants.

A simple hack of sprinkling coffee grounds in your garden can be a way to deter slugs from entering and eating at your plants.

All gardeners have to contend with a variety of insects and other small pests in the garden — those that attack our plants and those that bite us. I can live with mosquitoes, but ticks are another ...