diff --git a/spec/helpers/crops_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/crops_helper_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 23f2f2970..000000000
--- a/spec/helpers/crops_helper_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-# Specs in this file have access to a helper object that includes
-# the CropsHelper. For example:
-#
-# describe CropsHelper do
-#   describe "string concat" do
-#     it "concats two strings with spaces" do
-#       helper.concat_strings("this","that").should == "this that"
-#     end
-#   end
-# end
-describe CropsHelper do
-  pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
-end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/gardens_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/gardens_helper_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index d3a34f8dd..000000000
--- a/spec/helpers/gardens_helper_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-# Specs in this file have access to a helper object that includes
-# the GardensHelper. For example:
-#
-# describe GardensHelper do
-#   describe "string concat" do
-#     it "concats two strings with spaces" do
-#       helper.concat_strings("this","that").should == "this that"
-#     end
-#   end
-# end
-describe GardensHelper do
-  pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
-end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/scientific_names_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/scientific_names_helper_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e4d39c6a..000000000
--- a/spec/helpers/scientific_names_helper_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-# Specs in this file have access to a helper object that includes
-# the ScientificNamesHelper. For example:
-#
-# describe ScientificNamesHelper do
-#   describe "string concat" do
-#     it "concats two strings with spaces" do
-#       helper.concat_strings("this","that").should == "this that"
-#     end
-#   end
-# end
-describe ScientificNamesHelper do
-  pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
-end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/updates_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/updates_helper_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f16c9a767..000000000
--- a/spec/helpers/updates_helper_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-# Specs in this file have access to a helper object that includes
-# the UpdatesHelper. For example:
-#
-# describe UpdatesHelper do
-#   describe "string concat" do
-#     it "concats two strings with spaces" do
-#       helper.concat_strings("this","that").should == "this that"
-#     end
-#   end
-# end
-describe UpdatesHelper do
-  pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
-end
diff --git a/spec/models/garden_spec.rb b/spec/models/garden_spec.rb
index e2dc2d833..4290cedfb 100644
--- a/spec/models/garden_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/garden_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Garden do
-  pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
+  it "should have a slug" do
+    user = mock_model(User)
+    user.stub!(:username).and_return("test1")
+    garden = Garden.new(:name => "my garden")
+    garden.user = user
+    garden.garden_slug.should == "test1-my garden"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/scientific_name_spec.rb b/spec/models/scientific_name_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 18ace8327..000000000
--- a/spec/models/scientific_name_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe ScientificName do
-  pending "add some examples to (or delete) #{__FILE__}"
-end