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deletedJul 16, 2021Liked by Marie Phillips
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This is horrifying. I also lived somewhere where they came in under the door at night, but I only ever saw the trails, not the slugs themselves, so I solved the problem by the age-old fashion of ignoring it.

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Jul 16, 2021Liked by Marie Phillips

Kill them all on Valentines Day — I employ a deep mid-western drawl for the occasion — it’s their breeding season. If you can recruit your neighbours the effects are impressive. Original advice came from Gardeners Question Time a year or so ago.

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I have wasted my life staying home on Valentine's Day hating love, when all this time I could have been out committing gastropod bioterrorism with my local community. Thank you Zoe.

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I cheer every toad and slow worm in my garden. I found a nest of slow worms under a slab last week. I whispered to them and cheered them on.

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The only way we're getting toads in Stoke Newington is if it rains them.

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