Weather has been unpredictable here recently. The weather peeps forecast sunny days every day since last weekend but we have seen more clouds than sun. This evening I found little snails all over the two European plants, feasting away on the leaves. Shit! I thought with the cool nights they were gone for good. I I tried to shake them all off, I trimmed the grass around them and sprayed the area with Safer Insect Soap (the closest thing at hand), I also shook powdered varmint repellant around the area (cinnamon, cumin, clove, capsicum and other pungent spices). Hopefully the sun will come out and keep them away from the plants. I'll take other steps as well, snail traps and bare copper wire wrapped around the stem. They can be a real threat early in the season as they can take out small plants in a matter of hours.