Slugs, regs, nibbles, and snapshots

SLUGS
First pest of the season, SLUGS have been spotted in the garden. To see if you have them, check around the roots, stems and underside of the leaves of your plants. If you find em, squish em!

A good way to get rid of slugs is, amusingly, beer. Bury a small container -- like a tuna can, yoghurt cup, even a tin pie plate, so the lip is level with the ground, and fill with beer. The slugs can't resist the smell, and will slide right in.


REGS
Be sure to refer to your garden rules and regulations document if you have any question about any kind of structure you want to use, or even anything you want to leave at the garden.

The rules seem strict sometimes -- or even strange -- but they are the result of a lot of work done while initially establishing the garden, and many of them are intended to ensure that the garden blends in to the environment visually. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask us, we're very happy to answer any questions. 


NIBBLES
A recent pest report has indicated the we need to get out there and check the fence, to make sure it's not easy for critters to get in. I purchased a bunch of staples and will tend to that this weekend -- but please feel free to check the fence near your plot periodically. Use staples, or even stones, to make sure the bottom of the fence is in place. It's never going to be fool-proof -- we are in the middle of a large meadow -- but it does a decent job and keeps Mr. Ground Hog's visits to a minimum.

Another thing that will help is for the DPW to mow the grass a few feet back from the fence, which makes critters more reluctant to break in. We're working on that, too.


SNAPSHOTS
If you can take photos of any critter damage you have -- or even if you want to show off some gardening you're proud of -- please feel free to e-mail me photos for the blog!

The photo may be seen by other gardeners who may have experience with your mystery pest, and they could offer some good advice!

Organic veggie gardening can be a real challenge -- we're going to need each other, to keep aware of pests in the garden and share pointers about what works and what doesn't. So keep in touch!