Sunflower progress...

I've balanced the seed tray on two narrow lathes in the middle of my cold frame in the hope of fooling the slugs. It's working so far, but probably only until the slugs bribe the spiders to spin them silk parachutes.

Are the slugs on a diet or ...

did the harsh winter really see them off? There are a few nibbles in the hellebores but they usually look like Nottingham's best by this time of year. Long may it last!