On 15/02/2014 11:46, Janet wrote:
In article , david@abacus-
nurseries.co.uk says...

Yesterday I found one daff blown down by the gales; I'm surprised the
rest are all still standing: and as always it had been chewed to bits by
slugs, it got me wondering why the slugs don't climb the daff stems and
have the rest of the flowers,
What is it on daff stems that puts off the slugs?

Well, you have to consider if the energy output would exceeed the
calorific gain. A full grown slug is only half an inch high; and a
large-cup daffodil may be forty times higher.

That may be true, but IME slugs don't tend to climb very much and snails
do. And they are carrying a lot more weight on their backs!

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Jeff