The word is slugs are supposed to hate garlic, guess no one told this guy. The reality is they do not like the bulb underground apparently the garlic leaves are delicious. Appears that I need to step up my war with the slugs.
UPDATE: With weather climbing my grow box got up to 111.5 degrees today with the lights off. If I was using one of those fancy computers with temperature sensors it would have turned itself off by now. Turning off computer so I will have something working this winter… [July 25, 2009] I was planning on growing my jalapeno peppers in my grow box this summer, but given the higher…
Well I wrote a couple weeks about my surprise of the missing tomoatos, last week I went back to my favorite Mexican restaurant at work and noticed cilantro has also been removed as a choice of condiments. Going back to my desk I discovered that cilantro and peppers have been added to the list of produce that has been reported tainted with salmonella. With the whole law of supply…
Because of a strange heat wave we had in June, I seem to be growing more seeds than vegetables this year. Now as they say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In that spirit I am planning on increasing the number of plants I will allow to completely go to seed this year. I have always saved cilantro seeds, the first time it was almost an accident my…
I will admit, I have a weakness for electronic gadgets, when I got wind of the EasyBloom I just had to try it out. The EasyBloom plant sensor is a device with built-in sensors to measure light intensity, humidity, temperature, and moisture content in your soil. It has three basic modes: Recommend, Monitor, and Water. With the Recommend setting you place the EasyBloom into a location you want to…
Every time I have a discussion with a beginner gardener, this is the most common question. Typically the answer involves figuring out your last frost date then doing some backwards math when to start your seeds or purchase your plants from your local nursery. The problem with this is there is an assumption of the rate at which temperatures will increase after this no frost date. It doesn’t really…
If it were up to me every part of my landscaping would be edible. Though my homeowners association may disagree with me but blueberry bushes looks just as nice as any ornamental plant/bush when you visit the nursery with the obvious bonus of free food. When selecting a blueberry bush, unless you are very patient spend about $10 a plant and get some more established ones (about 1/2 inch…
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That is the craziest thing I have ever seen.
He must be really hungry.
He’s having a great feast! Look at all that slug slime!
Give him a little salt for his dinner!
Onion leaves too – just picked a couple of hundred off mine tonight – you can even hear the so and so’s munching as the hollow leaves amplify the sound!!!!!!!!!!!
Gosh, what a pciture. Cheeky little thing. I agree with the above post- a bit of salt for dinner should help him keep his hunger at bay 🙂
Forget about the “don’t like the bulbs under the ground” part! I found a slug on two different bulbs as I was digging them up this evening!
fionasfarm, Were they consuming the bulbs or just making a house in the roots?
What’s up, I check your blogs like every week. Your story-telling style is awesome, keep up the good work!