Great point! Build on success.
>> I began to find quite a few plants that were virtually uneaten or at least had the appearance of being mostly whole
You reminded me of something I stumbled into out of necessity, not really through design. I moved to the Pacific coast of WA and started gardening 3-4 years ago. Here, slugs eat almost everything I plant. Often, right down to the gorund, overnight.
Then some pretty, small white flowers survived, from a seed mix, and I didn't know what they were. Finally, I realized that slugs can't like them, so i looked for lists of slug-proof plants, and quickly found that they most be Alyssum.
Siberian Wallflowers became center stage in one bed the smae way: by surviving!
Thank you for reminding me that this is not just necessity, it's smart!
And thanks for helping the plants make it sink into my thick head: do what works!
After trying for years to grow what looks pretty on a seed packet, I'm going to rememebr to grow something that CAN live in my yard!
Why is it that simple things are hard to learn?
