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Mistaken identity
The creatures that ate my leeks are not leatherjackets but cutworms. The latter have legs; the former do not. The creatures I unearthed run if given half a chance.
One of the instructions for this month on a publication from the RHS is to water and check for pests frequently. I found a large caterpillar on one of the pots of kale in the greenhouse today. The size of it showed that my daily inspections were inadequate. The caterpillar had stripped the leaves from one plant and had started on another. A trail of turds, big turds, gave it away. Gardening is a constant battle against nature.
Ha. I have just solved a little mystery. There was a loud click from downstairs as I sat at my computer typing this. What caused it? I was puzzled. Had something fallen over and broken? Had something electrical packed up? Went downstairs to investigate but could see nothing amiss. There was another loud click. And then the cause dawned on me; I had made marmalade earlier and the clicks were the lids of the jam jars suddenly drawing inwards as the marmalade cooled.
Thought for today
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments--there are consequences.
R G Ingersoll (1833 - 1899) American lawyer
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