slug control for major tom(ato)

yesterday, i discovered nibbles out of the leaves on my brussel sprouts
and pole bean seedlings.
in the words of marge simpson, “hummmrgh.”
my diagnosis: slugs.
time to throw a party.

use shallow trays or saucers (tuna fish cans work really well) and bury the container to soil level. fill half-way with beer–the slugs in my garden like pbr, but [...]

you say potato, i say purple potato vine

the great thing about gardening is that there’s a niche for each…
(when i wrote that, i pronounced each to rhyme with niche–try it, it’s a giggler.)
especially at this time of year, i get a lot of questions about vegetable gardens. it’s funny how i can be so obsessed with flower gardening when there is a [...]