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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 ...
Spring and gardening season are well underway, but that means garden pests are on the prowl. If you're noticing some damage around your garden and you suspect you have a slug infestation on your hands ...
Slugs are a common problem in UK gardens and can quickly ruin crops and flowers come autumn - but there is a simple way to ...
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.
Q: My fellow gardeners encouraged me to contact North Dakota State University Extension with my hosta issue. The hostas are planted in a shady area, are three years old, and have been happy until this ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. – 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. “What slugs want is a ...
If slugs are a problem in your yard, have you ever thought about combatting them by rearing ducks? Highly endearing and ...
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 ...
Distract Slugs and Snails Kathi Rodgers, owner and writer at Oak Hill Homestead, says her favorite way to use beer is to attract and kill the slugs that invade her strawberry patch.