Gardening

[Marsha Cassada]

Our war against nematodes as escalated. We are using mineral tubs on top of the tires. Raised beds on raised beds! This bad nematode is a round worm. They can climb a little but we doubt they can make it up into the tubs. I've already planted lettuce, kale, and beets and they are already popping up! I am getting excited about gardening again. Ordered more seeds!

 

[MaryFlora]

Belated but sincere congratulations on your State Fair wins! That is outstanding!!!

A win at the State Fair level is a big deal and I hope you celebrated!

 

[HersheyMint]

Our war against nematodes as escalated. We are using mineral tubs on top of the tires. Raised beds on raised beds! This bad nematode is a round worm. They can climb a little but we doubt they can make it up into the tubs. I've already planted lettuce, kale, and beets and they are already popping up! I am getting excited about gardening again. Ordered more seeds!

What a pain the nematodes are! I hope the double raised beds are solution

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Grrrrr! I went out this morning to mist my baby plants and that damned mouse had eaten almost all the lettuce plants. I thought it was so cute when I saw it in my watering can. Now I'm mad. Traps will be set.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Caught 3 mice so far and a rat. Had to replant the beets as there were only little red stems sticking up. Hopefully we can control the rodents and get a crop.
Pepper, our RAT terrier, is hopeless at controlling the rodents as she is scared of them.
Worked at thinning the 4 o'clocks so other flowers can be seen. The beds looks so much better pruned back. I will have to pull up a dwarf spruce--spruce do not do well in OK. I might plant another weeping yaupon in its place--that has done well for me and it has berries for the birds.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

5 rats so far. Lost count of mice.
Lettuce is ready to pick and the beets leaves can be harvested. I've had to replant the kale and one tub of beets. The rodents eat their leaves and leave naked stems. I'm not sure why we have this colony of rats. Over the last 20 years we've only had a couple of rats. Mostly under the vehicle hoods! But this fall is ridiculous. I've stopped giving the chicken extra treats, like melon and cob corn. Her pen shares a fence with the garden.