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Miche[_3_]

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> Miche > wrote:
>
> >I'm going to have a go at growing vegetables. MIL has some raised beds
> >that haven't been used in years. In a few weeks she's going to hire
> >some help to clear out her gardens, tidy up the yard etc (we'll be there
> >too unless she decides to get it done while we're at work), then we'll
> >plant veg in one bed, strawberries in another, and blueberries in a
> >third.
> >
> >It's coming up to winter here so I'll be planting peas, beans (good for
> >the soil), garlic, Jerusalem artichokes and broccoli.
> >
> >Then we'll see where to go from there.
> >
> >We had a vegetable garden when I was a kid, but I've not had one as a
> >grown-up. This is gonna be fun!
>
> Cool.
>
> I hope there are no snails in your location. That's what really
> did in my past attempts to grow vegetables in California. (That,
> and my aversion to using poisons.)

There are. Snails can be dealt with in a poison-free manner -- crushed
egg shells in a ring around whatever you're trying to protect is a
deterrent. (Slugs will succumb to a shallow dish filled with beer --
they climb in for a drink then can't get out.)

Miche

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