I present here the results of a small trial I did last summer that combined a couple of my interests at the time. I had noticed the presence of large numbers of symphylans, small centipede-like invertebrates, in the garden. I was also having more trouble than usual with germination of seeds - spinach, carrots, beets. Symphylans travel [...]
Tag: Pests
Worm Math
Update: Three weeks with the flashlight have reduced the numbers to an insignificant level. At this point, migration into the test plot, and new hatches will probably keep me finding a worm or two every night for quite a while. While out picking worms I also started picking slugs and keeping track of those numbers. They show [...]
Winter Night Marauders
I don't expect large pest infestations in the middle of the winter. We just had a hard frost that should have set back most of the pests. But something was eating my garlic that I planted in November. I started seeing damage as soon as it started to sprout. Recently, I noticed that the leeks were [...]
Squash Practice 