Slug attack

Snail-proof propagation

Sometimes things don't go well. I woke up yesterday morning and the snails and slugs inside the greenhouse had eaten all of my purple cauliflowers that I've been growing from seed since February (I had 6), 5 out of 6 cosmos, half of my purple tomatillos, 3 out of 5 purple chillis, and a third of my Padron peppers. So, after such debacle, I'm taking no risks now. Everything inside the greenhouse has a plastic cover now, lids for the trays and plastic bottles for the pots. Not the prettiest, but if it means I have something left to plant outside next month it's well worth it.

A veces las cosas no salen bien. Los caracoles han atacado mi invernadero y se han comido todas mis coliflores, todos los cosmos menos uno, la mitad de los tomatillos, todas las guindillas moradas menos dos, y un tercio de los pimientos de padron. Tras semejante debacle, ahora todo lo que hay en el invernadero tiene una cubierta de plastico. Las bandejas vienen con su tapa especial, y en las macetas he puesto botellas de plastico. No es lo mas bonito, pero si funciona... merece la pena.