Friday, June 13, 2008

Who's been eating my zinnias?

The past couple of weeks have not shown much change in the zinnias.  They are not noticeably different from when I put them in the ground.  

Actually, it's just that there hasn't obviously been above ground growth.  There has been some above ground destruction.
I don't know what it is that goes after zinnias and not any of the others, but I have a suspicion.  When I went to pull away a few of the fresh weeds, I found an earwig struggling in the spider's web behind the mint.  I think earwigs might well be zinnia-feasters.

However, so far the attacks have been only on the one by the mint and the next one over.  I'll learn to live with a little bit of attrition and figure out what to put in next year instead.

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