Carnage & Burning

....in my garden, that is. :)

We continue to have problems with garden pests, but my friend Chelsea told me about this little concoction. It helps a lot with certain pests, but I admit, those dang squash bugs are too fast for me to kill very many of them. So I take my handy dandy scissors and snip them in half, and then stomp them for good measure. I told you there was carnage! :)

We also have problems with Japanese beetles and ants and bunnies. This concoction keeps the bunnies away so they don't burn their little mouths, and kills the ants, it's just hard to find the ant hills to destroy and burn because they are pretty good at hiding them under all the foliage.

Cut 1 whole garlic (not a clove, but a WHOLE thing of garlic) in half
Cut an onion into quarters

Place in a glass Mason jar with cayenne pepper and cloves. Fill it up the rest of the way with water and cover with lid. Let it bake in the sun for a day, and then strain (with a cheesecloth) into a spray bottle. Spray leaves, bugs, anything, and then follow with an evil laugh for good measure. Mwahahaha!

We have harvested beets, swiss chard, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, 1 zucchini (stupid bugs and ants!), cilantro, basil, mint, dill, rosemary, a carrot (yay!), green beans and we have seen little tiny peppers and cantaloupe in our garden. We love eating from our garden, especially because of what it saves us....but also because the taste cannot be beat!  There is nothing like sinking your teeth into a crisp juicy cucumber, freshly picked!