dirt, earthworms and tomatoes

[ppfuf]

Last night I added some fertilizers and soil amendments to the herb garden and turned most of the soil over. I've got two tomatoes, an Ace and an Early Girl, in the ground. I moved the two non-tasty sage plants (white sage and another type I can't remember right now) to the planter between the hottub and DogLady's fence so if I send GM to the garden for ingredients he won't come back with the wrong leaves. This year I should make the plant map I keep promising him. The earthworms seem to be flourishing. 
This year's weirdness is that neither OSH nor HomeDespot had basil plants. Is there some basil drought I am woefully ignorant of?  I'll try the fancy plant place and the farmers' market this weekend, in case there is anything interesting, but I really need some basils.  

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[ppfuf.livejournal.com]

Slugs, or possibly Japanese beetles. Look in the early mornings or evenings for them. Soapy water kills the beetles, according to some websites. Slugs are best picked off by hand (ew!) and put in a Ziploc bag, then in the trash.

Apart from the ECCCCH factor...

[aastg.livejournal.com]

Slugs are hard to detect & pick off as they tend to hide in the daytime. On my stepfather's advice, I set out a saucer full of beer amongst my foxglove overnight, and dammned if the slugs didn't crawl right into it and drown. In a week that flowerbed was virtually slug free.