Posted by Tabitha on April 27, 2003, at 19:05:34
In reply to Kitties, Snails, and Weather » Tabitha, posted by IsoM on April 27, 2003, at 1:34:53
IsoM, I'm in zone 10 or 11, I forget. I worked in the planter bed all day today. Pulled weeds, put out fertilizer and mulch. I did toss a couple snails out into the street, but there aren't too many in those beds..
This is my 2nd year working this patch of ground, and much of what I put in last year is doing well. I've got lavendar, daylilies (they died all the way down to the ground, but now they've come back, and one has a big bud-- yay!) martha washington geraniums, lace ferns, jasmine, butterfly iris, and carnations all doing well since being planted last year. It gets to be a battle against summer heat and drought here, but there's been so much rain this spring everything is pretty green.
I forgot how to use caffeine for snails.. do you actually just water your plants with coffee?? I have some of the non-toxic slug bait, but it doesn't look too attractive since it's bright white pellets.
Your kitty is lucky to have such a nurse as you. Mine is jealous. But she's got it pretty good here, and obviously has the skills to find a soft-hearted person to take her in. I still consider her a free agent, not quit completely "mine". But she is trying on a new name lately.. we'll see if it sticks. My artist friend came up with the name 'Untitled' for her, since she's been nameless so long. It's a step.
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