I had a bag of out-of-date wheatgerm in the cupboard and decided to try it as a bran substitute around my new mispoona seedlings. This backfired quite dramatically because my neighbours' labradors (we share a patio area) went completely beserk over the stuff and scoffed most of the seedlings in an attempt to devour the wheatgerm, while also trampling all the neighbouring salad greens. What was left of the wheatgerm went really mouldy. On the one hand I don't think there was any slug damage. On the other, I don't think slugs stand a chance when competing against an enthusiastic labrador-cum-plant-hoover. I removed the last traces of wheatgerm (though the worms seemed to be getting quite excited about it) in order to save the remaining salad from labrador feet. The mispoona seedlings have since been utterly devoured by slugs. Ah well. Without rogue labradors, who knows?