Glad to see some interest!
@ Nerb - The chickenwire is a good idea! So far, the pinwheels seems to be working, no chicken in the garden all weekend. ( I have horseradish too, but it is up by the house. Several years old. I didn't know when I planted it, how much it would spread!
Couldn't do much Saturday, as we had a 3 pm wedding.
So I spent all day yesterday in the garden, and got all the plants in. Also managed some sunburn on the back. Had lotion on but also had the sprinkle hitting me. It was over 80 F yesterday!
Re-mounded the carrot rows and got those all in. Felt something was missing all day, then realized I have no broccoli or cauliflower. Usually do a couple of each.
I haven't really ever had a problem with crows. Not sure why. See them everywhere. And yes, Cherry tomatoes are crazy. I don't grow them anymore for that reason. Another bad one, surprisingly is summer squash!!! You leave one on the plant, and by spring, they are everywhere!
Pretty sure I was more mad at the 2 grown men laughing so hard they had tears running down their faces, than the puppy.
Just haven't tried to grow another.
Do you harvest the leaves for tea?
@ Nerb - The chickenwire is a good idea! So far, the pinwheels seems to be working, no chicken in the garden all weekend. ( I have horseradish too, but it is up by the house. Several years old. I didn't know when I planted it, how much it would spread!
Couldn't do much Saturday, as we had a 3 pm wedding.
So I spent all day yesterday in the garden, and got all the plants in. Also managed some sunburn on the back. Had lotion on but also had the sprinkle hitting me. It was over 80 F yesterday!
Re-mounded the carrot rows and got those all in. Felt something was missing all day, then realized I have no broccoli or cauliflower. Usually do a couple of each.
(05-17-2024, 06:50 PM)Maxmars Wrote: I tried corn once years ago... the crows loved it... and no amount of tassels and pinwheels made any difference to them!
I had also discovered that cherry tomatoes are like weeds... they keep coming back.
But alas, I am nowhere near your skill-levels. Although I do love gardening... there's too much I don't know yet.
Great thread idea!
I haven't really ever had a problem with crows. Not sure why. See them everywhere. And yes, Cherry tomatoes are crazy. I don't grow them anymore for that reason. Another bad one, surprisingly is summer squash!!! You leave one on the plant, and by spring, they are everywhere!
(05-18-2024, 10:47 AM)Oldcarpy2 Wrote: My garden is a bit of a jungle as my bad knee means I can't do much.I would love a ginko tree. Tried it once. Planted it on the property line, and made a big production of telling the neighbor and the hubby where it was while they were mowing. They stopped to listen to me rant. As I am ranting, our boxer puppy walked right up, bit the tree in half, and tore it out of the ground.
Got a foxglove tree and yes it grew fast. You can Pollard them and you get even bigger leaves. It flowers before the leaves come out.
Also have a gingko tree which is getting pretty big.
Indian bean tree and lots of exotic stuff.
Pretty sure I was more mad at the 2 grown men laughing so hard they had tears running down their faces, than the puppy.
Just haven't tried to grow another.
Do you harvest the leaves for tea?
The earth provides everything we need.
We thought we could do better.
We were wrong.
We thought we could do better.
We were wrong.
