Across the UK, gardeners facing slug damage and rising fertiliser prices are being urged to leave sheep wool in the soil this spring. From March onwards, those soft fleeces quietly transform beds in ...

UK households putting down slug pellets in gardens in September have been issued an "illegal" warning. A metaldehyde slug pellet ban was introduced by the Conservative Party government and in 2020, ...

Gardeners who have slug pellets stashed away in their sheds have been given a legal caution about using them following a change in law. Slug pellets have long been a go-to for gardeners battling the ...

For years now, UK gardeners have been discouraged from using slug pellets, which can harm wildlife, in their gardens. After all, only about nine of the 44 species in the UK actually eat your veggies.

14:09, Tue, Apr 8, 2025 Updated: 16:57, Thu, Apr 10, 2025 Gardeners have been issued a warning by garden and ecology experts over using slug pellets in their garden this year - because they may be ...

In good news for organic, eco-friendly gardening, the sale and use of slug pellets is now officially banned in the UK. The new legislation came into force on 1st April 2022. Metaldehyde pellets have ...

13:45, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 Updated: 14:10, Mon, Apr 7, 2025 Gardeners are being urged not to use slug pellets in their gardens this spring or summer due to the damage they can cause to all sorts of ...

There are numerous natural ways to go about it without hurting them ...

A new slug pellet with a novel active ingredient will be available to UK farmers in autumn 2026, offering greater choice and efficacy for slug control. Ferrabait developed by Adama UK contains 1% w/w ...

Trials have been pretty conclusive.