It’s been a long time since I posted a garden update. As we’re on the cusp of summer, there’s a lot to update you on.
And I will, soon.
But today, I wanted to share two reasons carrots are sometimes hard to pull up.
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Snail eradication (day 25).
“It’s never going to rain again.”
— Dr. Free-Ride’s better half, contemplating cloudy skies over the last month or so
“Oh yeah?”
— The weather in the vicinity of Casa Free-Ride, at approximately 4:45 AM today
It was not a torrential downpour, but there was a good, hard rain for 15 to 20 minutes early this morning, and from the looks of things there might have been a drizzle for some time after that.
You can guess what this did for this morning’s gastropod foray.
Snail eradication (day 24).
This morning’s conditions were more of the same — overcast and dry.
There were no gastropods in evidence.
Snail eradication (day 23).
Another overcast, cool, and dry morning today.
Snail eradication (day 22).
This morning was overcast, cool, and dry.
But, as it wasn’t a school day, I was determined to get some gastropod action.
Snail eradication (day 21).
This morning was dry and cool and overcast, so the pickings were slim.
Snail eradication (day 20).
Another morning, another gastropod foray.
Snail eradication (day 19).
This morning, like yesterday morning, was sunny and dewy, and just a little bit chilly.
Good snailing weather.
Actually, though, given recent gastropod ratios during my morning forays, it might be more accurate to call it slugging rather than snailing. Except that slugging already has a meaning.
Snail eradication (day 18).
Finally, a morning that dawned clear, cool, and moist.
Tired of being holed up wherever it is they hole up during the dry weather, the gastropods came out to play.
Snail eradication (day 17).
This morning, once again, was dry and overcast, although not as cold as it has been.
Because I know this is low-yield gastropod-picking weather, I went right to the most likely locations: the bottom of the watering can and the new snail and slug shelters.