By joenesgarden, 1 month and 18 days ago

Gardening Oops – February 2010

Shoulda, woulda, coulda.  That's my gardening oops this month.  Here at joene's garden, the first of each month is Gardening oops -  GOOPs for short – Day. On GOOPs day, I fess up one of my gardening blunders in the hopes that you might avoid a GOOPs of your own after reading one of mine.  I figure we all learn from our mistakes, and often from mistakes of others.  So why not share our mistakes with each other and, therefore, enhance everyone's overall chance to learn.

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By joenesgarden, 8 months and 20 days ago

Creatures leave their mark

slug damage to petunia - edited Many creatures have left their calling cards in my gardens.  The wet, humid weather has caused a bumper crop of slugs.  They usually only feed at night, but not this year.  Maybe it's their numbers, maybe the lack of sun has kept the slimy crawlers from seeking daytime cover. Regardless, the telltale shiny trails left on this petunia, and on many of my lettuce and tatsoi plants, show slugs are feasting quite well.

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