As September approaches, gardeners are being encouraged to prepare for the cooler weather with one simple household item ...

Snapdragons are not only colourful and hardy, but they also contain chemicals that slugs find toxic, though they are harmless ...

Gardeners up and down the UK are being urged to take action before September starts and the weather turns cooler again.

The slime patrol always returns. Poison slug baits are effective and work well. Metaldehyde is the key ingredient that invites slugs and snails to eat it. They die quickly.

There are plenty of poisonous slug baits, and even some advertised as safe, but if you read the cautions on the label, none convince me that it’s a good idea to spread them where children walk ...

Lifestyle Pets Veterinary Q&A: Chocolate, rat poison, slug bait, marijuana and antifreeze are common toxins for pets Originally published January 10, 2012 at 6:00 am Updated January 10, 2012 at 3: ...

PBI Home & Garden has produced a booklet called Slugs: Facts & Fiction, full of advice on all methods of slug control. For your copy, send an A5 SAE to Bio Slug Booklet, PO Box 513, Derby DE1 9NW ...