Some Jerkoff is Eating Our Spinach

And by jerkoff, I clearly mean insect.

We have been noticing these little holes in our baby spinach:

I'm pretty sure it's a bug because, 1) If it were rabbits, I feel they would be at the edges of the leaf, not dead center, and 2) we haven't seen any bunny impress so what else could it be?

I did a quick Google this morning - what insect is eating my spinach in Colorado - and I found some rather vague references to beetles, praying mantis, and "other leaf eaters." I have caught no one in the act. So my guess is some coward insect is going this at night.

Two days ago I put on my natural pesticide of Dawn soap, Listerine, water, and cayenne pepper (recipe found here). So far I haven't seen new chew holes, but I plan to reapply this mixture every few days as I'm sure it washes off with our waterings. The blogs I've found this recipe on make no mention of how often it should be used, so I'm just rolling with it.

Other than this development, everyone is doing well. Broccoli and cauliflower seem to be flourishing. The peas are starting to attach to their trellis. Strawberries are up. Shallots are up. And so is our first zucchini.

Over Memorial weekend, we plan to get the rest of our warm weather friends in the ground - tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, and spaghetti squash.

Anyone have any trips and tricks for the jerkoffs - let me know!!!

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