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15-05-2006, 10:52 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

In article ,
(The Invalid) wrote:

Thanks to all. I thought slugs would just wander over the leaves
nibbling and didn't realise it was those fiends that were simply
nipping the stems off at the base.

There's also a thing called a "cutworm" notorious for cutting off
seedlings at the base.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
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