There are many ways to keep slugs out of your yard and away from your plants, ranging from traps and distractions to hands-on removal methods.

With all the activity related to gardening, you would think that my adventures would bring slugs into life frequently. Not so. They love dark, moist places − especially in the day time. Or shade and ...

Offered a chance for some deep, rich black earth for gardening in a tiny Southeast Alaska village, I asked if there were any black slugs in it. “If you’re going to garden here you have to just get ...

Snails and slugs are common pests in gardens. They belong to the mollusk family along with oysters, and they crawl along over a thin layer of slime that they produce to ease their way. Snails carry a ...