May 18th, 2012
We headed out tonight after a very sunny day to check on our little plant friends, and give them some water. It seems our plots (among the last to be rented) are quite far from the water source. So, we filled up three big watering cans, and hauled them over to our space. Let's be real here, I carried one, Ali carried two. I have no idea how she did it, water is heavy. This is clearly not a good long term plan, because soon we will have more plants, and they will need more water than is sane to carry.
I'm wondering if our spinach (and other greens) are being eaten by something while we are not there. Do you see the leaf on the bottom left has holes in it? The other leafy vegetables have similar holes. Anyone have any idea what it could be? The whole garden is an organic garden so we can't use any chemicals, but if anyone has any ideas about what could be chewing them, or what we could do about it, it would be greatly appreciated!
Could be slugs? When it's really wet and rainy they come out from wherever they hide and munch on plants. I've heard a tuna can with beer in it attracts them, but have never tried it.
ReplyDeleteThis will be so fun to watch your garden grow. I always forget to take before and after pics. It's amazing how big those little seedlings can get!
It sounds like the two of you need a wagon to carry the water buckets. Think you could find one at a yard sale, or something?
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