So, hopefully this will be the first of a new string of new posts!
Over Memorial Day Weekend, my friend Nicole gave me two tomato plants, two cherry tomato plants, some basil, dill and chives. Sadly, we left them sitting outside in their planters over nighht and our neighbohood groundhog (who has been living under our shed lately) ate the poor tomatos down to the stick! But my mom and I planted them anyway, hoping for the best.
I went to Lowes with my sister Lindsay to find way to repell the groundhog, bunnies and other critters that we have running around here. We left Lowes with the double threat of some REALLY bad smelling spray, a little white wire fence. Add me yelling at any animal that comes near my garden, and the combination seems to have done the trick. (I like to think it is my yelling that keeps them away, but I really think it is the spray.)
Well, the garden is loving the heat wave we are having at the moment. And as you can see, the plants are doing well. I'm excitied for possibly having real fruit. I added two bell pepper plants to the garden along with cilantro and mint.
2 comments:
The garden looks so much better. Glad the critters are staying away. You will have fresh basil and tomato salad this summer! MMMMMM.
If the animals return, buy a roll of chicken wire at Lowes or HD. Dig a trench about 1ft around the entire garden. Make a fence with the green metal stakes so that the chicken wire hits the bottom of the trench. Then add enough cement in the trench to cover some of the chicken wire. Trust me, I used this method and never had a chipmunk, squirrel, mouse, or woodchuck get in.
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