A recommendation from plot holder and slug war veteran Mette, you'll find many tips in this inexpensive, useful and fun little book. Find or request it at your usual library or book merchants:

'Are you being bullied by a mollusc that slimes all over your garden and munches through your favourite delphinium? Are you worried about using slug pellets for fear of endangering local wildlife? Take a stand against slugs with 50 alternative, organic, natural, chemical and humane solutions to slug problems. Trick, flick and frighten slugs out of your garden, leaving you with pest-free plants. Stop slugs in their tracks and make slimy trails a thing of the past'  

Now's the time to pick up a bargain bulb or two. Many supermarkets are selling mixed packs of daffodil bulbs. If you fancy something more unusual then online suppliers such as crocus.co.uk have a tempting selection, often on bulk deals at this time of year.


Plant bulbs pointy end up, flat end down twice as deep as the bulb is long. Put some grit in the planting hole first if your soil needs it to stop the bulbs getting soggy.

Daffodils will push their way through grassy corners every year. They will do well along the edges of perennial beds or lining pathways around your plot. They are low maintenance – just don't cut back daffodil foliage after flowering. Deadhead then let the remaining leaves die back naturally, recharging the bulb for next year's display.

Some tips from a Warriston plot holder.