ARGH. I hate organic gardening.

I went out yesterday to plant some parsley and cilantro. I figured I’d only have to till up a small section and get those going. They are great winter plants here. Okay, the truth is, I also grabbed the snap pea seeds, the onion seeds and the leek seeds. I do not have the time to have a winter garden this year. No time to plant peas and keep up with them. Onions…well, they will generally take care of themselves if they germinate.

I just took my little hand shovel. You know, the ones you find in gardening store, generally referred to as trowels. I read an article once that said if you have more than one grub per foot of soil, you have a problem. What about if that number is about 10 to 12 per foot of soil?????

I dig out grubs by trowel/hoe. They have to be squished. Yes, sorry. I hope you weren’t eating breakfast or lunch. It’s beyond disgusting. I won’t describe the ooze, the smell and I certainly won’t tell you what forty smashed grubs looks like. Why can’t cats eat grubs? As a part of a healthy cat diet, I mean??? (Junior might very well try to eat a grub that I dig up if he got his paws on it. He would certainly try to play with it.)

Birds. Where are the birds when you need them??? I would, oh so gladly, churn up the grubs and let them eat away!!!!

Sigh. I did a much smaller patch than I wanted. It needs to be tilled at least twice more before I can plant anything. Otherwise I’ll just be feeding tender roots to disgusting black-headed grubs.

I did throw down a cilantro seed or two. I don’t think grubs eat cilantro. Do you?