Slug expert's guide to removing them without cruelty or chemicals

With the recent spate of rainy summer days, our gardens have provided the perfect conditions for slugs to feast, with seedlings nibbled as soon as they surface and dahlias swiftly demolished.

There are dozens of old wives’ tales about how best to remove slugs from our gardens - but many are cruel. For example, beer traps are unkind because slugs drown in them, salt makes them quickly dehydrate and die, and copper tape delivers an electric shock.

As a gardener with 20 years’ experience, I find that working with nature is the best way to reduce the damage they do to the garden. And, if I had to recommend one approach above all others, it would be this - and, thankfully, it doesn’t cost a thing.

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