I can’t believe the unusually warm spring weather we’ve had here in Minnesota, but I’m not complaining. I love warm weather. The hotter, the better.
Last week I got our garden tilled, planted, and fenced with the help of the kids. We made some changes from last year, as we had a slug infestation that caused much of our garden to rot. We switched some things around, spaced the rows out, and reduced the plants so air and sunshine could make conditions worse for the slugs. (If you have them bad, I’d love to hear from you.)
We planted green beans, carrots, parsnips, onions, cilantro, cucumbers, peppers, and tomatoes. We also decided to focus more on our high-yield items; the items that grow well for us in our garden.
I was so proud of the kids for sticking with it and not getting too bored. The main thing: It’s in! And then it rained.
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A slug! That’s what that is! We found several of those under our sandbox (very small though) and I was not sure what they were… I am excited because we are starting 2 small garden boxes (one a converted sandbox) this year too! Pretty much a spaghetti/salsa garden…I love the idea of gardening and fresh veggies, just not much of a green thumb girl lately.
Way to go Beth and gang! and….if you have spare time (ha!) check out Dr.Earth @ drearth.com and rareseeds.com. Both are fun and informative. And you will love the links. Not sure about slugs but for snails if you put out small tins of beer and bury them at soil level they will be drawn to that and go for a swim. Beer Fest. I believe the product Sluggo is safe around children in pets for the garden.