Uninvited

Rain today means slimy critters are out to play.

Garden Invaders

What an awful thing to see first thing this morning while filling bird feeders. Yes, we do have slugs in our gardens, but they're usually the size of a fingernail. These are Seattle-sized slugs! I dispatched them right away since it looked like they were intent on creating more of their kind.

Red Zinnia

I just love zinnias. They're so dependable, so "not picky," so able to survive slug attacks.

Sorry-Looking Hosta

Pity the poor hosta. It's been munched by slugs and crowded by hops this year. This plant came "with the house." I moved it to this location several years ago and it was traumatic. I dug it up with a shovel and chopped the tail off a salamander what was living under the plant. I felt just awful!

A Cabbage Plant Popular with Slugs

An ugly spot in a garden bed. One of my cabbage plants is being devoured by slugs. The other three plants are slug-free....so far. If anyone knows of an environmentally-sound way to get rid of slugs, do tell!