why do slugs and snails eat your flowers and not your weeds?

Answer 1

certain plants-esp marrigolds give a scent which they like,plus they love water ,as u dont water weeds they attack what has moisture about,

Answer 2

Snails n slugs LOVE flour (the stuff you make bread from not the pretty stuff).
I discovered this when I marked a Badminton court in my garden with it one year and every fucker on the planet turned up the next day.
Anyway I run a line of Flour between my Flowers now. Sounds poetic doesn't it? And put Slug pellets in it.
There you go.
Problem solved!

Answer 3

It is a little known fact that many slugs and snails worked in advertising in a previous existence. Hence they have a finely deveoped sense of visual beauty and know how to destroy it.......

Answer 4

And why do they eat the flowers that you love the best? I think that they just must taste better, if you had a choice of eating bland food or a gourmet buffet, what would you choose?

Answer 5

They look nicer and more appetising. I'd go for the flowers if I were a slug!

Answer 6

Weeds taste horrid, so they don't eat them.

Flowers are meant to be inticing, this is how they attract insects to pollinate other flowers, but this also makes them more attractive to pests.

Answer 7

You need to get them drunk then they won't. Sink some jam jars into the ground near your flowers and fill them with beer.

Answer 8

they do eat some weeds . but you dont notice .after all who cares about weeds

Answer 9

They like pretty things to eat

Answer 10

They are just like us they hate weeds.