"Peter James" wrote in message
.uk...
... The other precaution is to make sure that
the foliage of the plant is not touching any other plant or wall or
object.
They will go up one plant in order to get to another.

They will indeed.

I once protected tomato seedlings by standing the pots on a high device. I
saw a slug climbing to the tip of a small broom and weighting down the top
branch so that the seedlings could be reached.

Intelligent slugs!

How did it know the seedlings were there? How did it know which way to bend
the branch??

I can't forget the sight, you really must admire such a feat - although I
still don't warm to slugs.

Mary

On Apr 30, 4:01 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Peter James" wrote in message

.uk... ... The other precaution is to make sure that
the foliage of the plant is not touching any other plant or wall or
object.
They will go up one plant in order to get to another.

They will indeed.

I once protected tomato seedlings by standing the pots on a high device. I
saw a slug climbing to the tip of a small broom and weighting down the top
branch so that the seedlings could be reached.

Intelligent slugs!

How did it know the seedlings were there? How did it know which way to bend
the branch??

I can't forget the sight, you really must admire such a feat - although I
still don't warm to slugs.

Mary

But you have chickens don't you Mary, don't they peck them and keep
the numbers down?

Judith

"Judith in France" wrote in message
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On Apr 30, 4:01 pm, "Mary Fisher" wrote:
"Peter James" wrote in message

.uk... ... The other
precaution is to make sure that
the foliage of the plant is not touching any other plant or wall or
object.
They will go up one plant in order to get to another.

They will indeed.

I once protected tomato seedlings by standing the pots on a high device.
I
saw a slug climbing to the tip of a small broom and weighting down the
top
branch so that the seedlings could be reached.

Intelligent slugs!

How did it know the seedlings were there? How did it know which way to
bend
the branch??

I can't forget the sight, you really must admire such a feat - although I
still don't warm to slugs.

Mary

But you have chickens don't you Mary, don't they peck them and keep
the numbers down?

No. We once had a chjicken who would kill for a certain type of slug, some
of our present ones will, if hungry (which is rare) eat a certain type, but
mostly they sniff then ignore them.

Snails are a different matter, the three bantams fight over them, it's like
watching a football match (I imagine).

Mary

Judith