Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Slugs and snails like to attack heads of lettuce and flowers. Getting rid of them is no mean feat. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa ...

In good news for organic, eco-friendly gardening, the sale and use of slug pellets is now officially banned in the UK. The new legislation came into force on 1st April 2022. Metaldehyde pellets have ...

Peter Dowdall, also known as The Irish Gardener, has shared his 30 years of experience by revealing a 'secret weapon' that is ...

I try to be merciful in my garden – but in my veg patch these munching molluscs are doomed ...

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 ...

A new slug pellet with a novel active ingredient will be available to UK farmers in autumn 2026, offering greater choice and efficacy for slug control. Ferrabait developed by Adama UK contains 1% w/w ...

As the spring and summer months approach, gardeners are being advised against using slug pellets in their gardens due to the harm they can cause to various forms of wildlife beyond just slugs and ...

For years now, UK gardeners have been discouraged from using slug pellets, which can harm wildlife, in their gardens. After all, only about nine of the 44 species in the UK actually eat your veggies.

Slugs and snails can cause significant damage to plants and crops, but there are natural ways to keep them at bay ...

13:45, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 Updated: 14:10, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 Gardeners are being urged not to use slug pellets in their gardens this spring or summer due to the damage they can cause to all sorts of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years now, UK gardeners have been discouraged from using slug pellets, which can harm wildlife, in their gardens. After all, ...