We have an average sized suburban lot which is mostly dedicated to the antics of our three busy boys. The 15' x 25' area behind the garage was pretty worthless lawn, though, so I spent last year converting it into a vegetable garden. I threw some blackberries and blueberries in there for good measure, and planted some fruit trees around the yard. It's great to be able to give the kids organic fruits and vegetables straight from the garden, and even convinces them to eat things I don't think they would have tried normally (like collard greens). Can't wait for the fruit trees to swing into full production! ...
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| 14 oz patty pan, basil, ground cherries Whole garden Apr 23, 2012 | |
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| 9 oz patty pan, blueberries, ground cherries Whole garden Apr 22, 2012 | |
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| Sure enough, my zucchini rampicante has begun to climb the fence! Apr 21, 2012 | |
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What day did you plant your seed on? |
| Just found one of these in my garden. Perhaps my beans are in trouble, ... Apr 21, 2012 | |
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JMTKMS
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Aww, too bad he is a pest! Quite pretty! |
| 10 oz cucmber, green tomato Whole garden Apr 21, 2012 | |
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very cool! |
| Cucumbers! Whole garden Apr 21, 2012 | |
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| julia42's Buzz Apr 21, 2012 | |
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I'm getting so discouraged. I lost 2 more tomatoes to the rats last night. Caught one rat in a trap and had the other 2 traps set. I haven't gotten a single tomato off my Early Girl - they eat them before they're ripe. Sigh.
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Clenram
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I am so sorry to hear! I know how frustrating it can be ...I had the ten year battle with cut ants! Keep setting the traps or get a bunch of CATS...I happen to have a dozen you can have. :) |
SweetDomesticity
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So sorry to hear you're still having problems. Have you considered consulting with a pest control company to see if you can figure out where they are coming from? Maybe if you can figure out wh... more » |
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I've considered it, but I've put it off because I know it's a neighborhood wide problem. I'm pretty sure I can't hire pest control for my neighbors yards... I don't know. I caught one mor... more » |
| julia42's Buzz Apr 20, 2012 | |
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I caught 2 thieves last night. Not squirrels.
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Rats. :( On the one hand, I feel a lot better about using the killing kind of traps (I used snap traps set up in fence crevices). Also, rats are a lot stupider than squirrels so I p... more » |
RoriTx
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I once saw a wood rat that was bigger than a dog. |
Liz
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That's not good! Where are they coming from? |
| 3lbs, 6 oz Swiss Chard, patty pan, and carrots Whole garden Apr 19, 2012 | |
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good idea...I didn't do that...maybe next year. |
Liz
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Nice harvest! I need a new scale so it's a good thing I read about the weight of your harvest. |
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| The most interesting visitor to my garden so far - a Sora Rail. Very we... Apr 19, 2012 | |
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Liz
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Very cool.....I've never heard of a sora rail. |
| julia42's Buzz Apr 18, 2012 | |
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More tomatoes fell victim to the resident squirrel. I'm ramping up my squirrel reduction efforts (don't hate me...).
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Our cats catch and eat them. I found some bits of fur and a few innards out back day before yesterday. |
Liz
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What if you just put peanuts out for the squirrel on the opposite side of the yard? |
SweetDomesticity
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Oh, I feel your squirrel pain - though luckily I haven't lost any vegetable to them yet; they just seem to dig everything up. Constantly! Someone in our neighborhood feeds them peanuts - we find the ... more » |
| Umm, actually a Pink Lady Apple tree, but there's no entry for that variety. Apr 17, 2012 | |||||
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| julia42's Buzz Apr 17, 2012 | |
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Grrr.... Nothing in my trap, but the tomato thief moved to the other section of my garden and chowed down on ripening ground cherries and a Cherokee Purple tomato. This means war...
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SweetDomesticity
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I would definitely declare war on anything that was after my tomatoes, too. Hope you catch him! |