Wes made a holder for one of the fans to attach to the shelf where we hide the tender plants at night from Gram right now on cool nights. Isn’t it nifty?
Post-thunderstorm quick check
Wet plants need air circulation
It’s supposed to get into the 40s F tonight so we brought the tender plants in (peppers, ground cherries, tomatoes).
This requires covering to secure them from Cat Ideas. However, each tray has a good half inch plus of water in them and the soil is saturated from massive rain this afternoon and evening, and I don’t want any chances of mold.
Wes fixed up a second plant fan for me and I cut two holes in the box for one set. We opened two towel corners for the shelf tray.
Earwig defense
Well, a few more carrot seedlings disappeared under the bunny defense screen, so we put out some diatomaceous earth to try to stop the presumed earwig depredations (or whatever insect it is. I guess roly-polies are an option too but I haven’t seen any). We’ll see if it works.
Planting some primroses
We put about half of the baby primroses out. They do all have at least one adult leaf.
THE CLAW
Paula got me Claw Gloves!!
Bunny defense screen
Wes made this hardware cloth screen cover for the raised bed with the most eaten seedlings.
Plant window is toasty warm
Basil seedlings growing well!
Earwigs vs bunnies
Last night I took Briar out for her final business trip of the evening and noticed this big pile of earwigs feasting on fallen oak buds. Okay, I knew we had a lot of earwigs. I knew they nibbled on my purple potatoes last year. I have also suspected them of getting a few seedlings, like my coreopsis seedlings.
However, these earwigs chose an awfully suspicious place to dine. Right next to a denuded branch of moss-curled parsley.
Wes has just constructed me an anti-bunny defense screen for the front yard raised beds. So, soon we’ll find out… Are the bunnies really the culprits of the lost seedlings of mizuna, bok choy, and carrots? Did they, as suspected, eat all the leaves off my front yard parsley? Or am I going to have to find out if diatomaceous earth really works on earwigs?
Stay tuned.
Babies growing up
Repotted about 2/3 of baby tomatos before it got dark.
Bigger pots mean not everyone fits in the cat-safe night area.