These guys can chomp through quite a bit in no time, nature heals quickly I have not used insecticide in over twenty years everything survives without much help, or interference from us.
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These guys can chomp through quite a bit in no time, nature heals quickly I have not used insecticide in over twenty years everything survives without much help, or interference from us.
I have only once used insecticide against snails that ate young fynbos seedlings. They are slow growing plants and some of them died due to the snails and slugs eating them. As soon as the plants established themselves, I stopped and since then there are so many slugs and snails (more than I like) but the plants does not suffer. There is balance and symmetry in the garden. As you say, with little interference nature will find harmony and balance.
Our problem is getting anything from the garden after the monkeys visit, so inquisitive!
That is such a shame! Only if they understood the principle of sharing, also the insects! But alas nature plays by her rules and not ours. I lost a bunch of pepper plant seedlings due to ferocious eating of bugs. Such is life.
Well they found your garden tasty!
I am so sorry for only replying now. It feels like I type this comment every week or so. Time is such a troublesome thing, I cannot keep track.
Yes, that is sadly so! There is not even one pepper seedling left, after almost 15 or so small seedlings began to grow.
Coriander only one lifting it's head, turn from hot to cold back to hot I think everything is confused.
So true. Luckily, most of mine survived this crazy weather. I try to plant things considered “weeds” as it grows so well in most conditions. Marog, wild mustards, rocket, dandelion, all those herbs and greens that people want to eradicate. They are diehards that even some bad weather cannot kill.