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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Put out a lot of seedlings yesterday. Along with slug pellets and cutworm collars.

Inside the fence, and still used deer repellent.

The only thing I have been able to harvest in the last few years is pole beans which do very well, and peaches. Not even tomatoes!

This year I planted Tromboncino and Tetsukobuto squash, which are supposed to resist vine borers. Last year the cutworms got them first.

One little hope, the cat has discovered the catnip near the raspberry bushes. So maybe she will scare the birds away. Or maybe they will look at her rolling and rubbing in the catnip and say, ah, it’s just a stoner cat. Have some berries.

I will now go count my seedlings. The slugs have got two of thirty beans already, and I thought they were good strapping plants. Stomp stomp sob.


13 posted on 06/04/2022 7:05:25 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: heartwood

I read sprinkling wheat bran desiccates slugs.

I got some at fairly good price at a health food store.

Natural, Non-Toxic Slug Control for Your Garden

https://learn.eartheasy.com/guides/natural-slug-control/

Organic Slug & Snail Control
https://www.learningwithexperts.com/gardening/blog/organic-slugs-snails-control


34 posted on 06/04/2022 8:29:32 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…..)
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