Finding several of these creatures in my potato bed yesterday has me wondering ... good critter? bad critter? They're so big, and sturdy! Seems like they'd do a good job aerating the soil.
From Grow Organic:
Some feed on decomposing vegetation and fallen fruit while others will occasionally damage seedling plants by consuming stems and leaves. They eat all kinds of potatoes, flower bulbs, and tubers. They live in the garden in areas of moist mulch, compost, and lawn thatch.
Well, the first part sounds pretty good, but that appetite for roots? They were coming for my potatoes! That's enough for me ... I don't want them in my potato bed! The good news ... chickens eat them!
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