SLUGS and snails are renowned as garden pests in the UK, chomping away at flowers and greenery. However, they could actually play a 'vital' role for your garden. How can you protect plants without harming slugs and snails?
These slimy creatures provide food for all sorts of mammals, birds, slow worms, earthworms, and insects, all part of the natural balance.So much so, in fact, that the Royal Horticultural Society recently re-classified slugs and snails - no longer dubbing them"gardenAccording to the gardening charity, only nine of the 44 recognised species of slugs in the UK eat garden plants.
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