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50 Ways to Kill a Slug: Serious & silly ways to outwit the garden's number one enemy

By (author) Sarah Ford

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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. Stop slugs in their tracks and make slimy trails a thing of the past! Contents include: - Know your enemy - Prepare the battleground - Gather your weapons - Enter into Combat: prevention, barriers, traps, baits, organic ideas, a taste of their own medicine, biological allies, simply silly

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Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group
Published date | 29 Jan 2026
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 96
Dimensions | 144 x 104 x 10mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 108g
ISBN | 978-0-6006-3987-9
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BISAC | gardening / general
Expected | 29 Jan 2026

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