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Vaseline round the pot

Too many pots for that to be feasible

Soot from the fire
Slug pellets

Don't like using them outdoors. Prefer to be safe rather than sorry
with respect to birds and amphibians

Nematode worms
Hedgehogs

Only the occasional sighting around here :-(




Well that leaves the shotgun then Kay
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
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