Pests
What to Expect When You Grow Vegetables In Your Lawn
Thursday, November 20th, 2008I finally found out what this is, sticking out of the potato above. There’s a better picture of it in this post about potato worms. Apparently this is a classic example of what happens, when you convert your lawn into a vegetable garden. They’re called wireworms and the problem is not limited to potatoes in [...]
I Know The Potatoes Are Good But Please
Sunday, September 21st, 2008Judging from the worm sticking out of the potato it seems that I have waited a little too long before taking the potatoes up. I’ve read that it was okay to let them stay in the ground after the plants die until they were to be used in the kitchen. It doesn’t seem to be [...]
Warning: The Beans Are Out Of Control
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008The beans are growing like crazy now. There are beans to be harvested every three days, both runners and the smaller ones. The trellis is made from nine bamboo sticks held together with plastic ties (yes I know - it’s not a very sustainable lifestyle with all that plastic 
). I have an earlier [...]
Butterfly Magnets
Monday, September 15th, 2008Tagetes are supposed to keep pests away, and that’s fine. But there are different types of tagetes and these are the tall ones. They have nearly taken over the raised beds so next year I’ll plant the short ones instead. They are beautiful though and draw a lot of butterflies into the garden.
Planning for 2009
Friday, August 29th, 2008I’m starting to take a look at what kinds of vegetables I’ll be growing in 2009. Most of the plants from 2008 I’ll also grow next year, since they all turned out quite well and brought us a lot of food on the table. As inspiration I’ve put together two lists for you to get [...]
Arion… What?
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Will you just look at it?! If this is not a killer slug I don’t know what it is. But - I found information today that explains that what we here in Denmark normally refer to as killer slugs are NOT Arion lusitanicus. So the one in the picture is not Arion lusitanicus. I don’t [...]
9 Ways To Fight Killer Slugs
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Collect them late in the evening and boil them for a quick death
Put out iron phosphate that will make them sick when they eat it
Use copper strips to form a keep-out barrier around beds
Construct an angled fence around your beds
Put out crushed eggshells which they will not cross
Cut them in half with a pair of [...]
Killer Slugs On Copper
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Annie from Edifice Rex posted a tip on controlling killer slugs by using copper. Apparently copper will short circuit their body due to some electrolytic effect, and they will stay away since they will get an electrical shock when they try to cross the copper. I’ve been reading reviews of this method and it seems [...]
Radish Under Attack
Sunday, August 24th, 2008My radish are being attacked by these fellows. I hope I can keep them away next year by using a fine-meshed net but still, if you know what these are, please leave a comment. It would be nice to know who’s eating our vegetables.
Leek Companion Plants
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
After my encounter with the leek moth larva I would like to find out what kind of plants that leeks welcome as their neighbor, also known as companion plants. No, leeks are not supposed to look like the ones in the picture They’re infected by leek moth larva.
I couldn’t find any natural companion plants [...]
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