LOL - I'd take a 12ga to the buggers if they were big enough to see!
Surprisingly, not deer or even rabbits or squirrels. Most of the plants were started indoors and under lights and they're doing okay but seeds that Cindy planted in the ground have been getting dug and eaten by field mice. Things like arugula are getting eaten by flea beetles and I'm not sure what exactly the deal is but it looks like black ants are chewing on the stems of her potatoes and red ants are eating the zucchini.
Have you looked into something like marigolds or other plants that repel certain insects?…I’ve seen these used as borders for some raised bed gardens
So far, Cindy has the following growing in the garden: Red and yellow onions, shallots, potatoes, bush beans, peppers (jalapenos, red bell, lunchbox, shishitos, serranos), lettuce, arugula, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, watermelon, corn, sunflowers and tomatillos - whew!
Yeah, things like that are on the to do list. Don't really want to use sprays being that we'll be eating this stuff.
Wow…So far, Cindy has the following growing in the garden: Red and yellow onions, shallots, potatoes, bush beans, peppers (jalapenos, red bell, lunchbox, shishitos, serranos), lettuce, arugula, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, watermelon, corn, sunflowers and tomatillos - whew!
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I built a screen house for my mom many moons ago for leafy plants and those than are wind pollinated…but it wouldn’t work for cukes, squashes and the like that need insect pollination.
Did you build your drip or buy?So far, Cindy has the following growing in the garden: Red and yellow onions, shallots, potatoes, bush beans, peppers (jalapenos, red bell, lunchbox, shishitos, serranos), lettuce, arugula, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, watermelon, corn, sunflowers and tomatillos - whew!
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Well, we did by all the pieces like drip tape, fittings, hoses, valves and the like and they needed to be assembled if that counts
That was a lot of work…Well, we did by all the pieces like drip tape, fittings, hoses, valves and the like and they needed to be assembled if that counts
lol guess I meant as a kit or pieces/diy.Well, we did by all the pieces like drip tape, fittings, hoses, valves and the like and they needed to be assembled if that counts
Got it. This was not a kit. Cindy measured everything out and bought what she needed.
We've had chickens before and they'd be great to have again but we're just not home enough for them. Maybe someday though especially being we already have a coop for them.
We water daily and adjust the amount given depending on weather. Fortunately, we have a good well and don't get penalized for watering a lot like we do in Carson City but we do use drips so they're more efficient just the same.
Your garden looks great! I imagine its a little easier growing up there than down here. It's a struggle to grow anything down here lol.So far, Cindy has the following growing in the garden: Red and yellow onions, shallots, potatoes, bush beans, peppers (jalapenos, red bell, lunchbox, shishitos, serranos), lettuce, arugula, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, watermelon, corn, sunflowers and tomatillos - whew!
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Thanks! Cindy tries real hard to keep one going down in BC but it really is hard during the summer. Up here, our biggest problem is that we still get renegade frost days LOL
