Bill wrote
They are small brown balls (sort of curled up) where the leaves of the plant
meet the stem of the plant. What are these, snails?

I do believe they are snail poop.
You can do the poor man's microscope.
Use a white dish, a maginifying glass and a flashlight to get a real good look
at it, them.


kathy :-)
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