Kay so.......we:

Planted 150 more Dahlia tubers, 500 more Gladiolas (1500 to go!), cut back the rest of the Hydrangeas, tested the wet fields for planting annuals, put out slug bait (fierce slug population this year), and managed to attend to other household items. It may not seem like much (and at times it doesn't to us either), however when you have 2 acres of flowers to grow every little victory helps.

The good news is there appears to be a reduction in the cut worm numbers this year. Digging the holes for tubers and corms, we found maybe two grubs.......hmmmmm. Lots of small grey/black spiders everywhere and tons of beautiful snakes. It's early, but it makes me think the predators might be up in numbers this year from the high cycle of pests last year and our careful use of natural pesticides. Hopefully once our internet is fully functioning I can start to post pics of bugs.