Slugs are persistent garden pests, but chemical solutions harm the environment. This guide explores effective natural methods ...

Pouring your beer in the dirt can be a waste of money—and, frankly, good beer. However, if you have some leftover brew lying around, it can be used in the garden. However, don't start throwing your ...

Just don't overdo it! Pouring your beer in the dirt can be a waste of money—and, frankly, good beer. However, if you have some leftover brew lying around, it can be used in the garden. However, don't ...

Slugs like a damp, mild climate. Slugs (and snails) like living in Oregon. Our mild, wet climate seems like paradise to them. There are a dozen important slug species in Oregon gardens (and a couple ...

Editors note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

Few things are as disheartening as stepping into your garden to find neat holes chewed through leaves. Slugs can strip […] ...

Slugs are a common menace for gardeners across the UK, especially during the damp and warm summer months. These hungry creatures can quickly ruin plants, flowers, and crops, leaving gardeners annoyed ...

A gardening expert has dismissed the notion that eggshells and coffee grounds offer much protection for your plants against slugs. Instead, she proposed an entirely different homemade solution that ...

CORVALLIS – Just as we begin to think about wrapping things up in the garden for the season, slugs slither out of their homes underground to lay their eggs for next year. That means it’s time again to ...