We got more rain overnight and I needed to smooth out the disturbed soil near the house foundation where we recently got piers. While I had the hoe out, I scraped out some little drainage ditches to pull some water away from the porch.
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It’s earwigs.
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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.
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Bunny defense screen
Wes made this hardware cloth screen cover for the raised bed with the most eaten seedlings.
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