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Gardening Tip of the Day
Lure slugs away from plants with lemons.
An easy way to capture slugs in the garden is to lay lemon rinds in the garden. Overnight the slugs will crawl under the lemon rinds. Simply … Continue Reading
For years gardeners have tried every trick in the book to keep slugs off plants. Everything from eggshells, to diatomaceous earth, to copper rings, and beer.
But for plants in pots…………… one seemingly innocuous product does the job. Just … Continue Reading
The last thing a gardener wants to see in the garden, or on a plant, is a slug. But while a lot of slugs aren’t good for a garden, some slugs are actually helpful.
Slugs help to break down … Continue Reading
Toads love slugs. If you have slugs in your garden, create a habitat for toads and there will be many less slugs munching on flower and vegetable plants.
Toads eat a huge amount of insects every day. An adult … Continue Reading
Slugs have a love-hate relationship with potatoes. Slugs love potatoes, but the spuds can also serve as a death trap for slugs.
Slugs will eat potatoes. Slugs in potatoes can cause as much damage to potato plants as does … Continue Reading