Pests

Our gardening book recommends the philosophy of planting an extra 10% "for the animals." Well we did that, but the critters are taking about 80%. We're under attack from underground, on the ground, above the ground, even from the air! The birds dig up the seeds. The slugs mow down the seedlings. When a plant is lucky enough to actually get growing, the rabbits get it. Then on special occasions the gophers suck the plants down from right underground! In today's pictures is a new lettuce plant that was half a foot tall, until the rabbits got it. And the other picture is the beer used to bait and kill slugs, applied a little too late for the freshly chewed bok choi. We're not the only one with problems, the NY Times recently ran this article about varmits.