Scourge of the gophers
Picking and smelling roses.
Worst pest, weed or disease?
Gophers, earwigs and voles can get the upper hand on my normally pleasant personality. The deer were easy to fence out of the cultivated part of the yard. These three creatures are a little more challenging and call for vigilance. Since you, Amy, actually got hate mail for what you do to snails in your yard (and you’re very much not alone), I choose not to share my tactics against these critters. The incredible variety of weeds here (seems a new one pops up every year) really gets to me, too. I do whatever necessary to cope with them, including looking upon them as “companion plants”.
All-time favorite gardening plant?
Roses and herbs.
Least favorite plant?
Well, last week the voles ate some very bright orange oriental poppies and I wasn’t very upset about it…
Most overused plant in Humboldt County?
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