I was up late so I was surprised to wake early. It was relatively cool however, so I got up to do some work before it became too hot. The first thing I did was build a raised bed from metal on stakes. It is a half metre from the ground and shouldn’t have slugs. Yesterday I planted four zucchinis outside and within hours two of them were eaten off by slugs. This is a better strategy, I think. If it works, perhaps this is what I’ll do with any of the plants that need pollination then have to be outside, and which don’t require deep soil. Once I had that built and then filled, I planted some basil, beets, and two more zucchinis.
I also took many breaks and two showers today, since it was so humid and I was working in a bug hat most of the time. I think that is all I accomplished today, although I finished my Russian story. I thought it might be longer but it ended at a place that makes sense. It needs a lot of work, especially research, and I need the internet to finish it, but so far it is a good draft. Now if I can only keep writing and finish a couple of books while I’m here instead of just reading. Although, the book I read today in the heat, Gregory Benford’s COSM, was one that Vesna would like.
