Coffee grounds can help deter slugs thanks to their gritty texture, but the low caffeine content in used grounds means they aren’t reliably toxic. Experts caution that overusing coffee grounds can ...

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 ...

The brown and black slugs that do the most damage are not natives and not a part of the local ecosystem.

January tends to be a quiet time in British gardens as the frosty weather usually means there is not much to do, but slugs can still be a nuisance if you do not take steps to deter them. Slugs often ...