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Lauren Bradbury

9 plants that slugs love - and why sacrificing them could be the best way to keep these slimy invaders at bay

Slug on leaf with green.

When planning your garden, you may focus on the plants you love. But what if we told you that you should be focusing on the plants that slugs love?

Yes, nothing ruins a garden idea quite like the invasion of slimy, slithering, hungry invaders who will stop at nothing to chomp on your lettuce and desecrate your dahlias. But if you’ve tried countless ways to get rid of slugs, planted the plants that slugs hate, and STILL notice the tell-tale slime trails in your garden, there is another option you should consider.

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