Sunday, July 26, 2009

Blooms Abound

It's getting hot and humid here at the Paco Command Center. We are currently fighting an invasion by slugs, but a combination of different tactics - slug poison; honey, water and yeast traps; and plain ol' picking 'em off the plants and stomping 'em - seems to be turning the tide of the battle.

One or two black-eyed Susans can provide a big splash of color when nothing else happens to be going on.



Gladiolas are the aristocrats of the garden.



This giant hibiscus gives every indication of taking over.

10 comments:

mojo said...

Mockingbird dances
Flashing his wings at the sun
Warm blue skies above

JeffS said...

Why are the slugs moving into your garden, Paco? Did they forget where Capital Hill is?

Paco said...

Jeff: Overcrowding has caused some of them to seek out new territory.

Boy on a bike said...

At least your slugs are staying in your garden - we had them invading our house. Nothing like making a barefoot excursion to the kitchen at 3am and squashing a prize specimen underfoot.

Paco said...

B on a B: It is bad enough to have to squash the villains beneath a shod foot; stepping on one in bare feet strikes me as almost the zenith of sheer ickiness.

Minicapt said...

We used salt. Pepper is optional.

Cheers

Boy on a bike said...

It is more than icky, especially when they are so long that they stick out each side of your foot after you've trodden on it. And they're fat - think a big, juicy, Cuban cigar.

I salt them like crazy, but it's like being on a Korean hilltop circa 1952. They keep coming, wave after wave.

Anonymous said...

Cheap beer in a shallow dish. Everybody is happy, even the slugs.

Retread

Paco said...

Retread: I heard about using beer, but somehow it just seemed...I dunno...sacrilegious, or something.

Minicapt said...

Use Budweiser instead of Beer ...

Cheers