SATURDAY: I pleaded for help on twitter.
Something had cut down multiple basil seedlings. Kathy Jentz with Washington Gardener suggested cutworms might be to blame.
In the evening hours between my original post and Kathy’s reply, another two basil seedlings were sliced down.
SUNDAY: I found a cornmeal/molasses/Bt powder cocktail online that would work with the cold frame and went to town.
TUESDAY: Today, two days after scattering the elixir, the basil STANDS!!!
My original tiny basil sprouts have three new tiny buddies and none have been cut down since sprinkling the cutworm kryptonite.
Winning.
Slugs are our major battle at the moment. Darn bugs!!
We are so lucky with slugs here. Our leaf matter is full of them but they haven’t found their way into the cold frame yet.
I saw you’ve been on the beer train with them. More beer! Good luck!