slugs are the enemy. we use copper tape round everything, trying copper braid round the stems, but make sure they dont strangle themselves, cat litter (unscented) everywhere- they dont like crawling over it, we cant use slug pellets as we have a chicken, who incidentally does her bit on reducing numbers, try to have as few hiding places for the slimy buggers, and best strategy is dusk patrols with a torch and a strong constitution.
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