I went out to the garden to do my regular scouting mission and I was very happy to find a few little babies! Little zucchinis, little green peppers, and little tomatoes. There are signs of other "little" things growing as well.
Zucchini
Peppers
Tomatoes
While walking back from the garden, I was greeted by some unwelcome little things. Grasshoppers! I thought at first there were only a few here and there...nope...thousands of the vile things. I am not exaggerating with the term "thousands" either. There are literally grasshoppers everywhere you step. It's pretty disgusting. I called the Fresno County Department of Agriculture and the nerdy bug guy's comment was..."Yeah, um, oh, that's going to be a problem all season." Awesome. There aren't really any "over the counter" fixes he said...although he did suggest getting chickens. Hey, we have those! They do enjoy eating the grasshoppers and watching them chasing the little vermin is fairly entertaining. Hopefully they will eat all those #@#$#@! bugs. Not happy about the fact that the grasshoppers enjoy basil, cilantro, Italian parsley, edamame, and marigold leaves. Not the flowers, just the leaves. Ugh...how about eat all the weeds in the yard??? There are plenty of those. Well, hopefully they will find greener pastures soon, as that's what they are drawn to. Boo!!
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