In article , Eleni
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Are there any lists anywhere of such plants? Or does it vary? I'm just
getting a bit fed up with them demolishing certain new plants...

I garden organically btw, and use beer traps, gravel and go on snail hunts
every day.

I was toying with writing such a list, but have never got round to it.

Anything seedlings are at risk, also most annuals. Calendula,
nasturtium, possibly eschscholzia are OK if planted out as about 6 inch
high plants. Sweet peas are OK once a foot or so tall (surpiringly
considering the damage wreaked on laburnum and french beans)
Sunflowers, oxe-eye daisies, shasta diasies, yarrow are particularly
targeted.

Among biennials/perennials, wallflowers and sweet william (and other
pink family, eg Lychnis) are OK if planted at a reasonable size. Also
aquilegia, foxgloves and the various non UK Digitalis species, perennial
poppies, crocosmia, centranthus ruber, valerian, geum, heuchera,
astilbe, tiarella, rogersia, dock family (bistort and its garden
relatives), marsh marigold, globe flower, geranium, pelargonium,
fuchsia, alchemilla, mallow.

Euphorbias are OK, Hellebores get heavily attacked but don't seem
affected by the damage.

Among bulbs and corms, cyclamen, large iris, lily of the valley,
snowdrops and tulips are fine, grape hyacinths, bluebells, daffodils OK,
everything else a bit dodgy.

Shrubs are generally OK. But citrus in general and also butcher's broom
get the bark stripped form the new shoots.

Honeysuckle, wisteria are OK, but clematis get bad damage to new shoots
- clematis are OK once you've got them into a high tree, but getting
them there is a problem!

In terms of edibles, wild or alpine strawberries are attached much less
than normal strawberries. Veg are a problem, except for potatoes, broad
beans and jerusalem artichokes. If you really are going to try french
and runner beans, go for climbing french, and plant out neither french
nor runners until they are about 18 inches high. Even then it's dodgy,
as the snails go for the stem and fell them in one go. Best to stick
with fruit which is generally not troubled.

I don't use pesticides, but I don't use beer traps or anything either,
so you will probably be able to grow a greater range than me.

If there's anything in particular you had in mind, ask again, and I
might know, or someone else will.

--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"