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Old 10-11-2008, 12:40 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Can anyone suggest what may be attacking my pansies? They're in troughs
on a window sill and, one by one, something seems to be lopping the tops
off very cleanly at ground level. No soil or root disturbance, and no
damage to flowers or foliage.


Any advice welcome


Slugs.

hint They prefer slug pellets to pansies. /hint

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