Envious of your greens. The squirrels and rabbits finally found the lettuces and are eating each head to the ground. Also, the squirrels (2 of them at least) will take a leaf off the broccoli and eat it to the spine, and leave the spines all over the lawn. I had a dozen broccoli plants and was looking forward to harvesting the florets. They are all gone. Devastating! I don't want to kill the squirrels, but ... I want to kill the squirrels. I hear you have a poisoner in your midst?? Send him down asap. Or not.
My battles are with slugs more than squirrels (no grey squirrels on the island! we have chipmunks, however, but they don't seem to eat the veggies). Also, my broccoli is being eaten by a tiny green bug. Not sure what to do but I think I will spray with soapy water and see if that helps. The main problem is cool temps...everything looks little stunted.
For the slugs, bowls of Budweiser, set into the soil a bit so they can get over the rim. You wouldn't want to drink the stuff anyway, and they die happily swimming in beer. I have no pangs about doin' 'em in, and ridding the planet of another bad beer while I'm at it. Not very zen of me, I'm afraid.
Envious of your greens. The squirrels and rabbits finally found the lettuces and are eating each head to the ground. Also, the squirrels (2 of them at least) will take a leaf off the broccoli and eat it to the spine, and leave the spines all over the lawn. I had a dozen broccoli plants and was looking forward to harvesting the florets. They are all gone. Devastating! I don't want to kill the squirrels, but ... I want to kill the squirrels. I hear you have a poisoner in your midst?? Send him down asap. Or not.
ReplyDeleteMy battles are with slugs more than squirrels (no grey squirrels on the island! we have chipmunks, however, but they don't seem to eat the veggies). Also, my broccoli is being eaten by a tiny green bug. Not sure what to do but I think I will spray with soapy water and see if that helps. The main problem is cool temps...everything looks little stunted.
ReplyDeleteFor the slugs, bowls of Budweiser, set into the soil a bit so they can get over the rim. You wouldn't want to drink the stuff anyway, and they die happily swimming in beer. I have no pangs about doin' 'em in, and ridding the planet of another bad beer while I'm at it. Not very zen of me, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteYep beer!! It works and they die happy and drunk!! Veggies look great.
ReplyDeleteoh i miss hanging my laundry to dry! i used to do it in the little patio space we had in brooklyn. enjoy your sun drenched clothes!
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