Mixed fortunes

[trojanrabbit]

The powers that be are nothing if not humourous...

The weeds are mocking me!  I spent half an hour last week weeding round the onions and pulled out a significant number of dandelion seedlings whose roots went UNDER the onions >:(

To my slight surprise, the courgette plants are doing fantastically. They have so far produced a number of flowers of both sexes, and some fruits were starting to fill out.  ;D  Last night I went to check on them and three of the most advanced have been eaten by invertibrates!  ??? (Well, two were 60% eaten, the third and previously largest was munched right down to the stem)
And I know that there are literally hundreds of small toads living under the carpet which covers the courgette/squash bed  8)  But of course if there are slugs which are getting past them, then they must be the size of ducks! :o

The netting has, so far, protected my brassicas, yet the gooseberry bush is now completely naked, but for half a leaf remaining at the very top. :P

And last night I inadvertantly made a very successful french style loaf in the breadmaker  :-\


On balance I'm not at all unhappy - just rather perplexed.
So have decided that I shall laugh with 'em  ;D ;D ;D

Ho-hum.

Pete

[trojanrabbit]

[lorna]

Pete What a sense of humour :) Sorry but found myself giggling as I read your post ;D
Lorna

[Mrs Ava]

Pete, if you can't smile, then you would just cry!  Mother Nature likes to play hard to get, however, if she has created slugs the size of ducks, I would like to suggest you set up a fancy cafe on site and saute them off with a little garlic.....they can't be that different to escargot...can they...... :-X

;D ;D ;D ;D

[Curryandchips]

As much as I consider myself adventurous when it comes to culinary matters, I think I will give that a miss !!!