Comments on: urban farm update: May/June 2012

By: Talk of Tomatoes | tales from a first-year urban farmer: lessons, battles and a little relish.

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:46:30 +0000

[...] a colony of black ants. Solution: at night position cup (with an inch or so of beer) at dirt level. Slugs come out at night and early morning and will all dive into the beer pool. Remove cup by mid-morning unless you want [...]

By: Talk of Tomatoes | home canning: bourbon peaches (a little booze with my yogurt is the perfect way to start the day)

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:19:10 +0000

[...] out my front door—and no more fruit dripping off trees. It means the [bad] bugs mostly die; our war is forgotten for a few months. I can scuttle through my kitchen without the pang of guilt that [...]

By: Janelle

Janelle — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:34:59 +0000

Jim: I cringed leaving them such good beer! It was all we had!? Egads. I bought cruddy beer soon thereafter to use for slug bait;).

Denise: thank you!!

Oma and Opa: Kudos to all my boys!!!

Karen: THANK YOU;). Progress most likely because we are impatient LOL.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:31:50 +0000

Wow! You certainly have been busy this year! Congratulations on a job well done – the farm looks terrific!

By: oma and Opa

oma and Opa — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:57:48 +0000

Back yard looks wonderful! Sooo proud of all of you! There is a little bit of Iowa farmer in James, as well as Dutch farm girl in Janelle. The boys deserve praise too!

By: Denise @ Creative Kitchen

Denise @ Creative Kitchen — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:42:37 +0000

Loved reading about your trial and error this past year. Love gardening, though I haven’t dabbled in it much…but don’t know that I have the patience to pest monitor. You have a lovely yard!!

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 14:23:41 +0000

That’s a pretty good brand of beer. I’d love to be a beer slug in your garden!
Jim