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The wood pigeons totally decimate the brassicas if they are not netted. "if
you don't net 'em, you don't get 'em"

pedant

You can't *TOTALLY* decimate anything: you either decimate it, or you
don't. (Decimate means kill one in ten.)

/pedant

And of course the usual attention from slugs snails caterpillars etc.

Wouldn't be gardening without them really would it?

Mmmmm! Mollusc and caterpillar paté!

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