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How to Keep Slugs Out of Your Vegetable Garden Without Pellets

Slugs can wreck your lettuce and vegetables, but you do not need pellets: learn how copper tape, sheep wool, beer traps and hedgehogs keep them away naturally.

7 min

Slug damaging garden plants in May season

Seasonal Tips

Control slugs in May: prevention for a slug-free summer

May is the time to prevent slugs. Learn what measures to take now to protect your garden from hungry gastropods all summer.

8 min

Hosta plant with slug damage holes in leaves

Planting

What if slugs are eating your hosta: control without poison

Slugs devour hosta leaves overnight. Discover barrier tricks and natural deterrents without chemicals.

8 min

Close-up of aphids on a green leaf in early summer

Seasonal Tips

Pest monitoring in May: spot problems early

May is critical for pest prevention. Learn to spot aphids, slugs and caterpillars early and control them naturally.

8 min

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