An "Allotment" - Resistance Garden!!
In media res. FLEA BEETLES! Sez Chloe, Brassicas - eggplant, broccoli, radishes. The radish seeds FINALLY came up (2weeks plus?). No sooner did they break out, than they were completely mobbed by a hoard of tiny black bugs. Saturday the 29th, I ran over early, hiked in, and sprinkled diatomaceous earth all down each row. Wednesday (yesterday), 4 days later, 2 April, went back. There were just a few survivors, struggling. Little pairs of seed leaves riddled with holes. :(. Only spotted a few beetles, but then what was left for them to bother with?! Put in a new batch of seeds. Met another neighbor: Carol with a "C". She has 2 beds. Swiss chard in one so far, and some flowers in the other. "I have a dream of having a roadside flower stand," she says. "I want to spread joy." She is meeting someone this week, and getting a big load of something I was not familiar with. I couldn't picture what it is, so I con...
