tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126102141162152610.post511956682858382310..comments2023-10-19T07:08:22.777-07:00Comments on Dunn Creek Organic Farm PEI, Canada: Spring Planning for Spring PlantingJohn Quimbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870999807987435519noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126102141162152610.post-32179388078959804812010-03-14T12:46:07.453-07:002010-03-14T12:46:07.453-07:00lol, John, that's exactly what I have been doi...lol, John, that's exactly what I have been doing - patrolling early every morning and throwing them to the chickens, who love them. Too bad I couldn't let them into the garden, though they do circle around it all day.<br />And I don't mind picking them up with bare hands anymore, it's just that the slime is like crazy glue - takes forever to scrub off!<br />We have an Australian Shepherd - she's not figured out her job yet, either, but then, we're not the best teachers, lol.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726573887419390740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126102141162152610.post-81287212652235139382010-03-14T12:12:41.639-07:002010-03-14T12:12:41.639-07:00Kim - Thanks, I'll be checking up on you too!
...Kim - Thanks, I'll be checking up on you too!<br /><br />I've heard that ducks are the answer to slugs and mosquitos. So we took in three "loaner" ducks to try them out.<br /><br />We have a pond and thought the setup was perfect, though I worried about coyotes (and ever catching the ducks again.)<br /><br />Well. In a matter of days they had moved into the chicken coop where they proceeded to eat the food and poop in the waterers. <br /><br />Not to be ruled by ducks, I started herding them to the pond in the morning. When no one was looking, they'd go back to the chicken coop. Our aussie dog never did get a clue that her job was to hold 'em at the pond. <br /><br />Anyway, the best slug remedy I find is patrolling the garden each morning early in the spring with a can of water & natural dish soap. Pick 'em up, plop 'em in and then off to the compost they go.<br /><br />If touching slugs is a "deal breaker" for you, there are now several iron phosphate baits that are omri approved.John Quimbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870999807987435519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126102141162152610.post-86327994480659819032010-03-14T11:41:30.119-07:002010-03-14T11:41:30.119-07:00These early spring goodies come in fast and furiou...These early spring goodies come in fast and furious, but we stop picking around the first week in July to let the ferns come up and store energy in the crowns for next year.<br /><br />To preserve some of that glory I made a few quarts of savory asparagus pickles last spring. They were really popular served chilled with summer suppers.John Quimbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870999807987435519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126102141162152610.post-81212852248410322842010-03-14T07:04:32.553-07:002010-03-14T07:04:32.553-07:00I'm finally starting some asparagus this year....I'm finally starting some asparagus this year. Yours looks great, as do the taters.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126102141162152610.post-62540738381334028662010-03-13T16:04:09.161-08:002010-03-13T16:04:09.161-08:00John, I'm looking forward to reading your summ...John, I'm looking forward to reading your summer blog!<br />And if you have a tip for fending off the million slugs, please let me know!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726573887419390740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126102141162152610.post-74061429669131253922010-03-13T05:42:05.578-08:002010-03-13T05:42:05.578-08:00Those asparagus are just the cutest things I'v...Those asparagus are just the cutest things I've ever seen.Laura-Janehttp://www.whimfield.comnoreply@blogger.com