Caterpillar hunting

A large part of gardening involves getting rid of pests that eat your goodies. We have since zapped the aphids but another hungry foe has been lurking in our midst.

The kangaroo put on his headlight and found three munching caterpillars on our parsley (which is very bald at the moment). He plucked them off and shoved them into a ziplock bag. I think they were squirming in fright and pooed a ton of green balls. Yup, what comes out is a variation of what you ate.

But with all this love and care, we get great results like this:

Our first strawberry! It was smaller than a thumbnail. I popped it into my mouth and it was so sour I scrunched my eyes up.

The next challenge is to go all organic. A friend recommended chilli and ginger blended in water as a repellent — can’t wait to try it when I get back to Tokes.

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