Wanted: Tomato eating Crustacea
Weeks since sown: 2.5
Sprouts: 0
Tomato seedlings: 2 down, 4 left.
Since i started my "Project: Plant more stuff" I’ve lost 1 tomato seedling on day 2!! then on day 3.. I found another seedling down!! It died the same way the first one did, laying horizontally with a severed stem near the roots!
so notttt happy.. actually i was seething madddd.. So I decided to do a bit of a CSI - Sherlock Holmes style... I caught the culprit in the act half way chomping around the stem of my third tomato seedling!! Little grey black buggers with segmented scales.. took me a while of googling and rummaging through my garden books to find that these little buggers are called - SLATERS!!!!!
apparently they are scavengers, but in large quantities they can attack plants.. (yes, in my case, the little guy is either very popular or have one mighty big family.. may be they are enjoying the bountifulness of my newly buried compost material in my vegie patch).. so guess it's still my fault.. so with a dust pan and some encouraging prods with a broom.. i've moved the party to another compost spot..
posted by j | 7:09 pm
2 Comments:
Slaters aren't so bad. If you get annoyed with them just wreak your revenge by playing slater marbles when they roll up into a ball. :-)
The idea of you going through the garden books to find their name is hilarious! Did you have CSI-style music playing in the background? Do we have a video montage of various shots of you looking alternately thoughtful and serious?
though there was no music, i did wear white latex disposable gloves, my thinking glasses, and a look that is best characterised by the joey-tribbiani-what's-13952-divided-by-5 inquisitivity with a twist of geeky problem solving determination and a big splash of 'how dare they eat my tomatoes' rage :)
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