Bad Bug - Good Bug Book

I found this online today while checking for different types of Bug Eggs.  I found some unusually large eggs under some tarp and some wood that I used to hold down the tarp.  There appeared to be about 40+ eggs per pile and I did not know if they were snake eggs or what?  I learned that they are slug eggs!!!  So, I gathered up about 160 slug eggs today and disposed of them before they hatch into ravenous slugs. UGH!  Anyways, here is the link to the PDF Book of Bugs, how to attract them and how to get rid of them without harming the environment.

So, anyways, what I read was that it can be hard to find slug eggs as they tend to lay them in areas that they feel are very hidden and secure.  But today was garden clean up day.  We were getting things ready for next spring. I was picking up boards and things that I use to secure the tarps when I cover the garden beds, and the wood also helps to keep weeds from getting too close to the corn patch so that it is easier to mow around by picking up those boards and blocks of wood just before mowing. Based on what I read, as soon as they hatch, they start devouring plants, so that is at least 160 less slugs this year!

Slug Eggs by Garden	Closer shot of Slug Eggs
More Slug Eggs Different Location

Last September Week 2019

ARGH! Did I mention I hate slugs. So, they wiped out two well sized cilantro plants in the past two weeks. Totally annoyed with that.  Earlier this summer I picked up some hearty copper wire strands that won't pop apart if touched like the copper foil does. We wrapped it around the square garden bed, on the outside, twice, hoping that if they get past one, they won't get past the second one. Finger Crossed.  Also sprinkled more slug bait around the outside of the garden, but, unfortunately that vanishes quickly with rain, and we have been getting lots of rain late this summer.  Well, now it is fall, and waiting to see what October brings. 

Hoping the new cilantro seeds take root now, and it is obvious that the only thing saving the spinach plants was my cage of tulle!!!!  I see a new fifth sprout of spinach coming up, so we should have some nice plants this fall. Peas are coming up.  I think slugs did wipe out a couple of them, as well, but we still have enough if we can save them.  Blood Meal whole nitrogen around all of them.  Also, I saw a few sprigs of the carrots coming up that I planted a couple weeks ago. So I think we are on track for the fall. 

Bell Peppers are coloring now.  The one green bell pepper is actually some weird looking red peppers that look more like mini red pumpins than peppers. The yellow pepper is actually an orange pepper and the red, well that's actually red. The Marjaram and the Parsley is coming up nicely. 

We had enough thyme, after we dried it, to put half of it away into a plastic bag for next year's spices.  We have two bags of fresh dried oregano that, in time, we can break down and mash up too. The herbs did well this year.  For now, that's where we are at with the garden. 

Orange Bell Peppers	Red Bell Peppers
Weird Green but really red peppers	Five Little Spinach Plants in a Cage
Green Peas in the Fall