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David Rance writes
On Sun, 13 May 2007 Kimmer-in-Oxford wrote:

In the last 2 night something ate all my lettuce I can't imagine
how slugs could do that much damage so must be something bigger.
Hmpf.

Probably is slugs. They can do an incredible amount of damage for
their size.

I've been watching my slugs fairly closely recently ;-(
An individual slug doesn't do that much damage in a night. It's the
sheer numbers that do the damage - you're not usually talking about
the odd slug, you're talking about dozens.

If you turn up early enough, you find something like this-
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...Picture034.jpg

Is that horseradish leaves they're chomping on? I have an amazing amount
of ash from the chiminea. I think I might put a circle of ash around
anything susceptible...

Yes it's horseradish. It grows all round the paths on the allotments. I took
that pic when I was working nights, and calling in to do a bit on my way
home at 0500. The place was a mass of slugs of all shapes and sizes, and
some weird colours.

Steve