Six o'clock already and I was just in the middle of a dream......well, just as I was waking at 6 am the pests were busy chomping away at my vegie seedlings, basil and strawberries. While my garden spray works well on my fruit trees, it doesn't keep the ground dwelling creepy crawlies off the low lying plants. I was up this morning picking snails and millipedes off and one of my first jobs this morning was to crack open a can of beer and make some beer traps. Cut some flaps in the side of a plastic drink container and bend the flaps down to make ramps. Bury teh plastic container in the soil so that the flaps touch the ground (so the snails can get onto them) and pour in the beer. Keep the lid on the container to stop any rain getting in. This trap is safe for dogs and kids as they can't get into them and there isn't anything poisonous. Another job for me to do today will be to collect the flowers off my pyrethrum plants and make some pyrethrum spray.
As for the left over beer, I let it go flat then made some beer sourdough starter.
What are you doing on your Monday morning?
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