Gelatinous Octahedrons in my garden

[ppfuf]

They are really more gelatinous blobs.
I've got slime mold. Last night I went out to collect snails (got a half a quart size ziplock, a few of them were very big) and found several colorless blobs. Yuck. I scooped them up and put them in the bag with the snails. Does anybody know how to prevent them from coming back? 

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[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

I went looking because I was intrigued by the question.

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/TRA/PLANTS/index.html#http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/TRA/PLANTS/slime.html

Says there isn't much to do about them. Other sites mostly agree, although removing them and drying out the area they are growing in may help.

I was thinking of you tonight: the wonderful reproduction medieval glass you and Geoffrey gave us for our wedding is doing duty as a vase, where we can admire it.

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, I'm impressed you still have it. That glassware is usually quite fragile.
I had a good time at your wedding, the bit about the exchange of livestock was quite funny.

[ppfuf.livejournal.com]

that was me. I forgot I wasn't logged in.

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

It has spent a lot of time in the box, but I really like it, so have been careful with it.