Thursday, October 7, 2010

There are a number of things wrong...

I seemed to have made it through the entire summer without pests, but now they are here.  With a vengeance.  I went to the garden store and bought: Sluggo, for the slug problem, some Bt for the catepillar problem, some nitrogen rich fertilizer, and 1500 ladybugs to take care of all those aphids.  Here is what I learned:

This is what aphids look like.  Ew.

If there are holes in the middle of the leaf, those are made my slugs and snails. 
If the holes are on the edges of the leaf, those are caterpillars.  I am fortunate enough to have both...

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