Vegetable Gardening

[GLC1968]

Smilingcat - that is one gorgeous yard! So much nicer than lawn and tastier, too!

Oakleaf - I'm sorry about your deer issue. I know people around here have real trouble and for the most part, only a tall, sturdy fence truly works.

We are very lucky. We have 8 ft tall buffalo fencing (and bison) on two sides of us, a 6 ft tall ancient privacy fence covered with wild grape vines and blackberry brambles on one side and the fourth side is the road (where we are lucky if cars slow down to 45 mph to make the turn. ). We seem to be fairly well protected and so far, haven't had any deer visits. We do hear coyotes every night, but they don't eat our veggies. So far, our biggest pests are moles - but again, they don't eat veggies. They just make a mess of the yard and screw with the root systems on the fruit trees.

Oh, and we do have mice, but so far they haven't really eaten anything of importance either in the garden or in our basement pantry. They only seem interested in the cat food. Both our cat and one of our dogs is constantly catching them and bringing them to us, so we figure they'll eventually find a safer place to live.

We planted more beans, and transplanted more squash and tomatoes. Next weekened, we'll do our second planting of corn. I have been harvesting spinach and kale like crazy. My basil is finally sprouting as are a few other herbs. I planted three kinds of lavender to replace the plants that our dogs destroyed last summer. I also got the last piece of the fencing puzzle to set up my permanent herb garden (or one of them). I can't wait to get started with it!