5-26-11

We got a lot done today. Two of our tomato plants are not looking great so we added dried blood to boost them up. On the good tomato plant there are some pests on some of the leaves so we washed it with soap. This traumatized the leaf but hopefully it will be okay. Only some of the carrots are growing so we replanted them. WE are still waiting to see the the lettuce grow. Nasturtium and peas are looking extraordinary! The basil has definitely improved. Some squirrels got to the strawberries so we surrounded he plant with blood and planted  raspberry plant. This will get rid of the squirrels because of its thorns. The temperature was 75 degrees Fahrenheit and a little overcast. For the fertilizer experiment, we put fertilizer on two sugar snap pea plants and left two alone. On both sets there are 12 leaves. We have  pest problem! The soil mounds are filled with ants. I looked it up and apparently cinnamon, cornmeal, coffee grinds, or Chile pepper will get rid of them.