Has your garden been talking to you? I know that if it isn’t Catharine, mom or a friend, then it must be my garden, reminding me there is work to be done. I ...

Snails and slugs thrive when the weather is rainy and beds are regularly irrigated. (Patrick Pleul/AP) Since spring, frequent rains have been keeping things on the soggy side and causing a myriad of ...

Q. Help. I planted my winter garden and now the snails are eating my newly planted cabbage and pak choi plants. I have tried baits and beer traps but that does not seem to be stopping them from ...

It's easy to spot snails and slugs when they're large, but finding one snail is a sign that you need to start looking around and find the smaller snails or slugs that are sure to be nearby. Snails and ...

Regular and even abundant rainfall in the spring and early summer has encouraged high populations of snails and slugs this year. Snails and slugs belong to the mollusk family along with oysters. They ...

Q: Decades ago, when I was living on Orcas Island, I had a large home garden, over an acre, and kind of welcomed the big fat banana slugs. Early morning patrols with a couple of pieces of sharpened ...