[tubebender]

Y'all can stop searching for the “Lost Arctic Ice Sheet” as it has been spotted off the Humboldt County coast! Ol Mr Bender will not be found in the garden today except to put slug bait out around the 46 Dahlias I divided in the past few days. May get snow down to 1500 feet this weekend which is bad news for the gardeners in the hills east of Eureka.

Here is a organic tip for a slug and snail deterrent for emerging plants. I bought a large bag of crushed oyster shells at the big feed store here and spread a thick layer around the plant. It's long lasting and rain does not affect it here plus it adds lime to our acidic soil.

[Red_Devil 232]

For those of you who do not have access to oyster shells, Diatomaceous earth is also very good. If your gardening center does not carry it try a pool supply or a pet store that has aquariums, it is used in water filtration systems. It acts like razor blades on the tiny bugs.