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   Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 22:38:03 JST Seasons of Jason

   But #gardening can also feel heartbreaking. I’m at war with the squirrels and slugs now.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 22:47:27 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • C. R. Collins

     @crcollins My condolences about that. My garden isn’t even mature enough to have aphids, but I’m afraid of what happens once the 10 or so tomato plants start filling out. It’s nerve-wracking!

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     C. R. Collins (crcollins@writing.exchange)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 22:47:29 JST C. R. Collins

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     @killyourfm

     I do get heartbroken with all the work I put in. 😔 I love my gardens, We don't have the same sort of pests here but there are ground squirrels & rabbits. And the damn aphids that keep going after the milkweed I plant for the monarchs.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 23:20:35 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • mosttoast

     @mosttoast I hear they enjoy beer…

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     mosttoast (mosttoast@bostonmusic.online)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 23:20:36 JST mosttoast

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     @killyourfm good luck! i dealt with groundhogs at one point, and they're all very persistent. lots of remedies for slugs.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 00:09:14 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • anomalon :gi:

     @anomalon I tried this and it does seem to work. Just didn’t have enough grounds to protect everything.

     Must drink more coffee :blobupsidedown:

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     anomalon :gi: (anomalon@autistics.life)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 00:09:15 JST anomalon :gi:

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     @killyourfm

     I don't know about squirrels, but sprinkling* cheap coffee grounds around my plants has made a world of difference in closing down the slug buffet.

     *also sprayed some brewed room-temp directly on the plants to address the already-covered-in-slugs problem.

     Best wishes to you and your plant wards

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 02:34:16 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • anomalon :gi:

     @anomalon Ohhhh interesting idea! I was under the impression it needed to be used grounds. Not the case?

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     anomalon :gi: (anomalon@autistics.life)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 02:34:17 JST anomalon :gi:

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     @killyourfm

     If you can, find somewhere to source the kind of coffee so cheap and terrible you aren't (as) tempted to drink it.

     Maxwell House is a good one for this (here @ .22/oz) https://www.amazon.com/Maxwell-Breakfast-Ground-Coffee-Canister/dp/B0862Y5W72