I thought your partner would be Chinese (given the valentine's gift and bonsai pines)! How about an experiment with that basil and various natural slug protectors - broken egg shells and coffee grounds for starters maybe? I too would love to grow basil in the garden but have rabbits to contend with as well so no chance :( Pleased to hear you have hogs too; I caught one for the first time on my trail cam last night; I'm so excited; I'm going to edit the footage and post tomorrow - first post in ages:)
I thought your partner would be Chinese (given the valentine's gift and bonsai pines)! How about an experiment with that basil and various natural slug protectors - broken egg shells and coffee grounds for starters maybe? I too would love to grow basil in the garden but have rabbits to contend with as well so no chance :( Pleased to hear you have hogs too; I caught one for the first time on my trail cam last night; I'm so excited; I'm going to edit the footage and post tomorrow - first post in ages:)