Exercise 1 solution

Example answer (yours will differ):
Likely pest: slugs (or snails). Ragged holes plus silvery trails that appear overnight are the classic signs.
1. Go out after dark with a torch (or after rain) and collect the slugs by hand; move them well away or dispose of them.
2. Tidy the area: clear dead leaves, boards and long grass nearby where they hide, and water in the morning rather than the evening so the surface is dry at night.
3. Protect the seedlings with cloches or cut-off bottle covers, and encourage predators such as frogs and beetles. A beer trap sunk in the soil can help a little.
Keep checking: young seedlings are the most vulnerable, and larger plants cope with some damage.