50 Ways to Kill a Slug

In a carefully manicured garden, amid the pristine borders, prowls the irksome pest... Are you being bullied by a mollusc that slimes all over your garden and munches through your favourite delphinium? Have your tender seedlings been devoured in the night by a nocturnal predator? Are you worried about using slug pellets for fear of endangering local wildlife? Take a stand against slugs with 50 alternative, organic, natural, chemical and humane solutions to slug problems. 50 Ways to Kill a Slug shows you how to trick, flick and frighten slugs out of your garden, leaving you with blissfully pest-free plants without having to resort to harmful chemical options. Stop slugs in their tracks and make slimy trails and nibbled leaves a thing of the past!This newly updated bestselling book, is now presented as a small format paperback edition, beautifully packaged in a vibrant leafy green. It is the perfect gift for expert and novice gardeners alike. Contents include:- Know your enemy: Their strengths and weaknesses- Prepare the battleground: Start by eliminating their favourite habitats- Gather your weapons: Chopsticks, beer, salt, and many more- Enter into Combat: prevention, barriers, traps, baits, organic ideas, a taste of their own medicine, biological allies, simply silly