Friday, March 26, 2010

Chewing Holes

Yes, I keep changing the title picture (which is a photo of last year's Empress of India nasturtiums after a rain, by the way)... I figured it is best if the text reflects the state of my garden, and the state of my garden is currently bug-munched.  Something small is chewing tiny holes in the pea seedlings and in just 2 nights something larger is impressively crippling the zucchini sprouts.

Ack!!  The horror!







Om nom nom!



And so, I pour a libation to the garden gods, right into a homemade slug trap.  The bugs get to drink Sam Adams, 'cause I wasn't about to sacrifice the Guinness!  I'm interested to see if this actually works. 

Drink up!

4 comments:

Kelsinator said...

beer for bugs!
i love it.

LeavesInMyHair said...

Only the best for my pests! :)

Birk 'n' Socks said...

dude! i've always seen little asian girls doing ashiatsu on tv shows and movies on big crime bosses. i'd be a bit scared to stand on people...but i can imagine that it'd feel soooo good. in any case, i think you should go for the certification too...it can be your other side business. like you said, passing on the relaxation to others can be very rewarding :)

also, if i was a snail or slug, i'd definitely want to die in a vat of beer

LeavesInMyHair said...

From what I hear from my massage therapist friend, ashiatsu is less like "standing" on someone's back, and more like "hanging" from the bars that requires a lot of arm strength, since less than half her weight is on someone's back (though it's definitely intense for the massagee!). I totally want to get trained and certified... and I have a feeling my husband would love it too! :)