Did a night hunt for pests tonight, catching about 60 slugs, some cockroaches, earwigs and a couple of snails. My motivation was to find what was chewing the top of a big cabbage. I expected an animal but it was a very veracious giant slug — now deceased! There was quite a few leopard slugs prowling the yard. I leave these slugs alone as they typically don’t eat fresh vegetation. They prefer decaying matter, rotting meat, and known to hunt down and consume the pesky slugs. Easy to spot as the marking as much like a leopard. Some of the bad slugs were almost as big as this fellow.

Tomatoes and jalapeño, also some small capsicum.

I like to always be one step ahead in each season. Here I am building soils, raising areas to direct water and store water right where it falls. I do it by cold composting bales on site. Once they age I then plant into them. These will be ready for planting this Autumn and winter. I have been doing this for ten years now, works on all soil types. Have you tried it, still do, had success or going to try? Once they are spongy they are ready to plant

Another perennial allium. First time flowering for me. Apparently the whole thing is edible (well they mostly all are) this would make a ripper garnish I reckon. And yeah I do need to weed 🤦