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.