On 13 Mar 07, at 13:58, Susan B wrote: > I never had much trouble with slugs in Wisconsin, probably because I > grew full-sun plants. We recently relocated to TN, and while picking > up sticks and wood today I came across an enormous slug- easily the > size of my thumb! > > Now I knows what you folks be talkin' about!! That enormous slug you found may be quite innocuous. It's not until you've found some treasure mowed down to the ground by a voracious mollusk that you fully experience slug-woe or mollusc-angst. Some plants are far more easily damaged by s&s than others. Some are more attractive to the pests; others don't have much to them and even just a little mollouscoidal snacking causes inordinate harm — tecophilaea with its sparse foliage being an example. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island