Veggie Basket

Turns out tiny, reddish brown ants were feverishly collecting the bait. They didn't leave one single bait left on the ground.

Talk about team work!

These little guys were never a nuisance; actually, they provided both my niece and myself hours of entertainment much like the rolypoly sowbugs that excelled at faking their deaths and fuzzy bumblebees that have a weird habit of attaching themselves to the side of my house. There are only two or three harmless colonies, so I'm leaving them alone for now. Now I have to set out several bowls of alcohol in the ground to contain the slug/snail problem. I feel queasy just thinking about their gruesome deaths.

I was reaching into the mini greenhouse to water some of the hidden seedlings when...

...AHH, a wasp and it's building a hive! I stood there screaming until my dad came out with a broom and boldly knocked it out of the greenhouse. The wasp quickly buzzed away without harming anyone. Now I feel kind of bad for ruining its little home.

Had a little accident and all the six week old chubbies came spilling out of the pot. Curse my clumsiness!

Here's a look at the orange part of the chubby seedlings.

Four went back in to the pot, while the other four were placed in the ground. Both groups are doing just fine : )

Yikes! Talk about raging weather. The mini greenhouse's plastic cover blew off, leaving the seedlings completely unprotected. The once tall and proud cauliflower seedlings are now drooping over their pots. The leafy vegetables in the field have taken significant damage as well. I really should have brought the potted plants inside before heading out for dinner : (

Hmm, looks more like a Rosa Bianca than a Black Beauty. How strange