What Did You Do In The Garden?

[digitS']

I'm watering, here at home.

The first of the veggies with a good soaking were in the beds that were covered by the temporary hoophouse. Yep. Past tense - pulled the plastic off and carried away the hoops .

The plants immediately went almost horizontal. There isn't a whole lot that is valuable and young and tender. I'm hoping that the sparrows move in and clean up the slugs. I'd really like to know if they eat slugs but those things are much more of a serious pest in there than in the beds just next door. Maybe it's "slug sunburn" that causes them survival problems.

Steve

 

[so lucky]

Yeah, I don't think slugs like the sun. Kinda like Dracula.

 

[flowerbug]

Yeah, I don't think slugs like the sun. Kinda like Dracula.

but escargot is good eats.

 

[seedcorn]

but escargot is good eats.

Agree but do you realize how many hundreds of slugs you would have to collect to fill a teaspoon? Plus they r 90% water. At least a snake has some meat...

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

Two days ago I planted a bunch of peppers and yesterday I was just exhausted. I went out and checked on things and the birds are after the pepper plants again. One was about completely tore up. I have replacement peppers. I felt good today, but watched Evelyn all morning. I will try to plant in the morning before it gets hot and we are supposed to have thunderstorms.

 

[ducks4you]

@Gardening with Rabbits, do you have any old CD's you want to trash?
Also, chicken wire helps.

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

@Gardening with Rabbits, do you have any old CD's you want to trash?
Also, chicken wire helps.

I have used things like that in the past. They seemed to have stopped, but I just planted more tonight, so I will see what they do tomorrow. I may have to protect them.

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I planted some more tomatoes and peppers, pulled a lot of weeds and getting ground ready for pole beans. I harvested all the bok choy and going to freeze it.

 

[Prairie Rose]

My bulk compost and mulch arrived yesterday, going out soon to get it all spread out before it rains this afternoon.

 

[flowerbug]

Two days ago I planted a bunch of peppers and yesterday I was just exhausted. I went out and checked on things and the birds are after the pepper plants again. One was about completely tore up. I have replacement peppers. I felt good today, but watched Evelyn all morning. I will try to plant in the morning before it gets hot and we are supposed to have thunderstorms.

interesting! i've never had pepper plants bothered by birds. do you normally put out food for birds in your yard? we don't put out any feed at all so the birds have to forage for bugs and seeds around the yard. we only keep bird baths for them and clean those frequently. it seems to be a workable combination for us. hope you can get your pepper plants to grow! i guess at the extreme some mesh netting may be needed.