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After combination of rain & a snail snapped off the growing top of my Gardeners Delight foot high tomato plant, I'm hoping to grow another tomato from the broken tops.  I'm also wondering if the side shoots (that we're normally supposed to pick off

Clean out bird boxesLevel out dips in lawns with loam-based compost and sow fresh grass seedClear away debris that could be sheltering slugs and snailsCheck bonfires before lighting, in case they are sheltering sleeping hedgehogsSend off for seed

Hi everyone, somthing is eating the rocket we planted a few month ago and leaving tiny but neumous holes all over the leaves, I don't think it's slugs or snails as i have put pellets everywhere and there are no slime trails to show evidence of them

by the snails which are plaguing me this summer), and this seems to have happened very suddenly. Like many areas, we've had almost constant rain this summer in Wales. I dug up one plant of each variety. The potatoes are fine, but very small. Should I dig up

slugs or snails when foliage is being eaten-could I suggest a visit with a torch- and tonight would be good because it is damp- and you might catch something in the act.   i agree with sotongeoff

pots. You can also pour boiling water over the compost before using it to kill any insects and mould. I suggest trying again with the above. They produce loads of seeds and self seed well. Ruby, I love lupins but so do the snails, you can bring them

the obvious-probably slugs or snails-it gets boring to blame the same culprit all the time but it usually is Have you taken any precautions? I agree, slugs are the most obvious and probable culprit here - the weather had been damp encouring their numbers

once over, looking under the leaves,cast your eyes over the soil,you never know what has taken up home there.sometimes birds can take a liking to what may be hiding under leaves, so may be the ones doing the damage. Slugs and snails are the most likely

when the damage happens, I've just noticed it over the last couple of weeks, if it's any help the same is happening to the delphiniums nearby. Delphiniums and dahlias are probably slugs and snails favourite snacks, so double-check for them.  They don

Viburnum beetle was named as the number one pest by the RHS in 2010, stealing the crown from slugs and snails. It's native to the UK, but is becoming more widespread. Most of the leaf damage is caused by the stripey, beige-coloured larvae, though