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Garden 2008
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Nothing like fresh taters from the garden. Its a crime what they're asking for them at the supermarket here in MD. Got some taters, along with a few other tasty veggies like cabbage, broccoli, onions, corn, and beans, and a few other things.
Here is my tomato patch, its got a southern exposure and a convenient watering hose.
Here is the rest of the veggie garden
Here is my tomato patch, its got a southern exposure and a convenient watering hose.
Here is the rest of the veggie garden
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- Brian Branstetter
I've got a little garden going on myself. Here's a few. Sorry Lonny, not trying to hijack your thread.
I had a nice garden going at the neighbors place till the D*** rabbits go at it, ate all the kohlarabi, califlower cukes and eggplants. I had to take a trip down to the new hardware store for fencing and wouldn't ya know they are a Cub Cadet dealer. Talk about conveniance.
Brian B.
No applogy needed.
Some of the taters I planter are popping through the ground, and the early sweetcorn is up.
Planted 4 more rows sweetcorn today and some onions yesterday.
Still got to find some ground for the pumpkins.
No applogy needed.
Some of the taters I planter are popping through the ground, and the early sweetcorn is up.
Planted 4 more rows sweetcorn today and some onions yesterday.
Still got to find some ground for the pumpkins.
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- Brian Branstetter
An update on the garden is in order. May was for the most part, cool and rainy, but things are looking good now that the weather is hot here in MD
Here are my tomatoes
The garden has a new gate to keep the rabbits and maybe the deer out.
The taters, onions, broccoli, and cabbages are doing well!
25 new Riesling vines are starting to poke their heads out of the grow tubes.
and a wider view of the vineyard. Salud!!
Here are my tomatoes
The garden has a new gate to keep the rabbits and maybe the deer out.
The taters, onions, broccoli, and cabbages are doing well!
25 new Riesling vines are starting to poke their heads out of the grow tubes.
and a wider view of the vineyard. Salud!!
I don't see too many rabbits around here, the stray cats and foxes tend to keep them in check, I suspect they keep to the woods. I do have a couple of groundhogs hanging around, which the mesh should keep out unless they burrow under. My backup plan for the wabbits is to reinforce the bottom of the fence with chicken wire.
As for the deer, nothing short of an eight foot electric fence will deter them completely, but then again there is plenty to eat around here, so I hope the deer won't bother with my little patch.
As for the lawn, there is plenty of subsoil moisture and we've had a couple of soaker storms in the last week, so I doubt the mowers will get a break anytime soon.
As for the deer, nothing short of an eight foot electric fence will deter them completely, but then again there is plenty to eat around here, so I hope the deer won't bother with my little patch.
As for the lawn, there is plenty of subsoil moisture and we've had a couple of soaker storms in the last week, so I doubt the mowers will get a break anytime soon.
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Luther H. Geez... I'd gladly send you some rain if I could. We have flooding around here everywhere in central Iowa.
Brian L. At last there is something that doesn't like Irish Spring.
( I still remember that commercial with the gal saying at the end. "Manly, yes. but, I like it ,too."
Brian L. At last there is something that doesn't like Irish Spring.
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Biggest problem I have with animals is when the striped gophers move in every summer. They bite almost every piece of vegetable in the garden just before it ripens.
I have figured out that a rat-trap (looks like a giant mouse trap) usually takes care of all of the offenders in about 3 days.
I spent the afternoon yesterday making some "Kraig-Spec" tomato cages that won't flop over EVERY summer ruining all of the fruit.
I have figured out that a rat-trap (looks like a giant mouse trap) usually takes care of all of the offenders in about 3 days.
I spent the afternoon yesterday making some "Kraig-Spec" tomato cages that won't flop over EVERY summer ruining all of the fruit.
I brought 4 bars of Irish Spring at the store yesterday. The literature on Grape Growing suggests hanging bars of soap from the trellis to ward off those antlered rats. Then again, I have an empty freezer in my basement and a friend with a 30.06.
Bruce, dont let any kids hear this, but Bambi tastes alot better than he looks... LOL Deer's one of my favorites. I plan to till my garden here soon, mom wants her tomatoes planted, and I want my home grown BLT's, mmm
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Glen, don't you mean DLT's?
These appeared in my side yard today. The neighbor asked me if she could have the hay from the 3 acres or so that I don't keep in lawn. Got about 13 of the 4 foot wide by 5 foot diameter bales for her goats and maybe a donkey she wants to get.
Art, nice job!
Keeping deer out of my garden has been a major problem. When I moved to my place back in 1992 the deer didn't bother the garden after a couple of years they started eating the pumpkins, so I quit growing them, they took up too much room anyway. Then they started to eat the tomatoes and peppers so I bought some of that 7' tall deer netting and put up a fence, that kept them out for a month or two, then they learned that they could jump right through it but it kept most of them out and I didn't have much loss. The past few years they started going in more frequently so I decided to try a product that was developed for protecting wildlife food plots while they were getting established. WOW, this stuff works great and it's much easier to put up and take down then deer netting. It's called Plot Saver and is available at Cabelas and at other places. Last year was the first time in probably 8 years that I didn't have deer in my garden. Yes it is expensive but the tape should last for several years and the poles are nearly indestructible. I have plenty of the spray left two, probably enough for two more years so the cost isn't as bad as it first looks.
Keeping deer out of my garden has been a major problem. When I moved to my place back in 1992 the deer didn't bother the garden after a couple of years they started eating the pumpkins, so I quit growing them, they took up too much room anyway. Then they started to eat the tomatoes and peppers so I bought some of that 7' tall deer netting and put up a fence, that kept them out for a month or two, then they learned that they could jump right through it but it kept most of them out and I didn't have much loss. The past few years they started going in more frequently so I decided to try a product that was developed for protecting wildlife food plots while they were getting established. WOW, this stuff works great and it's much easier to put up and take down then deer netting. It's called Plot Saver and is available at Cabelas and at other places. Last year was the first time in probably 8 years that I didn't have deer in my garden. Yes it is expensive but the tape should last for several years and the poles are nearly indestructible. I have plenty of the spray left two, probably enough for two more years so the cost isn't as bad as it first looks.
