The most fun companion in the garden....in addition to Snickers, the 1 yr old cat, are the Banana Slugs! Most folks think of slugs as these gray slimy things that eat holes in their newly planted precious plants......around here, the Banana Slug rules! It's even the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) mascot!
With the audio help of KPIG, I gave my dwarf Meyer lemon and seedless lime trees a fine haircut (see before and after below).
You can tell how quickly I lose sunshine....I'll bet those two pictures were taken not two hours apart!
Now the flowerbed below the trees can actually expect some sunshine. Guess it's time to thin out the rapidly growing Santa Barbara daisies next.
These trees have been in the ground for three years. This was the first year for the seedless lime to bear fruit.
Marguaritas anyone?
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Amazing how you were able to get the slug to stop and pose. Great lemon
ReplyDeleteElaine, last night my 8 year old grandson and I looked at the pictures of the banana slug. He is currently studying snails in his 3rd grade class. He enjoyed your slug pictures. Your Blog is also educational.
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