Well the garden this year has been neglected and most probably will continue to be a half-assed effort.
Right off, when the furry little critters(evil chipmunks)started digging up our seeds, I didn't replant.
Therefore, there will be no squash, beans or cucumbers harvested from my garden this year.
Then I went away for 2+ weeks.
Usually when I am not here,cracking the whip on the other members of the family lovingly encouraging & reminding the rest of the family to water, weed and take care of the garden , nothing gets done......well, except the plants get choked out or die of thirst.
Here is the state of things right before I left, mid July......
Little tiny maters.
Some of the cauliflower plants were doing well......but no heads developing yet.....
My Morning glory vines just starting to climb the bird feed pole.
And other Morning Glories had been "clear cut" by some midsized critters. Blast!
And the Japanese Beetles had just arrived to eat up the Morning Glories that survived the clear cutting/munching furry critters.
I get back late July and by last Friday, here is what was observed in the garden.....
Some cauliflower plants still hanging in there, a bit beetle eaten.....
What you do NOT see in this photo is the cauliflower plant that was photographed above(the 3rd photo down in this post), before I left town. It was here when I left and now there is no trace of it! No trace but a small impression in the soil were it was located before some large furry critters pulled the whole thing up, roots and all and carted it off for dinner!
Some maters, still not growing much.....
A tomato plant by the Morning Glory vines, both having been clear-cut Again! by some furry critter(a deer I am betting due to the reach).
Grrrr!
Hubs never put the fencing up around the garden this year.....sigh
The lone red tomato, observed last Friday. I didn't pick it then and by Sunday it was gone.....your welcomed furry critters.....I hope you choked on it!
The only item the critters haven't touched(yet!)are my onions and they are going like gangbusters.....
My solace in the debacle that my garden is quickly turning into has been my Morning Glories......
See the grains of pollen on the petals in this shot?.....
Oh lookie!
More maters.......
I just hope I can keep the furry critters away from these. They are up on the deck so I have a fighting chance at least.
How is your garden growing?
Sluggy
Right off, when the furry little critters(evil chipmunks)started digging up our seeds, I didn't replant.
Therefore, there will be no squash, beans or cucumbers harvested from my garden this year.
Then I went away for 2+ weeks.
Usually when I am not here,
Here is the state of things right before I left, mid July......
Little tiny maters.
Some of the cauliflower plants were doing well......but no heads developing yet.....
My Morning glory vines just starting to climb the bird feed pole.
And other Morning Glories had been "clear cut" by some midsized critters. Blast!
And the Japanese Beetles had just arrived to eat up the Morning Glories that survived the clear cutting/munching furry critters.
I get back late July and by last Friday, here is what was observed in the garden.....
Some cauliflower plants still hanging in there, a bit beetle eaten.....
What you do NOT see in this photo is the cauliflower plant that was photographed above(the 3rd photo down in this post), before I left town. It was here when I left and now there is no trace of it! No trace but a small impression in the soil were it was located before some large furry critters pulled the whole thing up, roots and all and carted it off for dinner!
Some maters, still not growing much.....
A tomato plant by the Morning Glory vines, both having been clear-cut Again! by some furry critter(a deer I am betting due to the reach).
Grrrr!
Hubs never put the fencing up around the garden this year.....sigh
The lone red tomato, observed last Friday. I didn't pick it then and by Sunday it was gone.....your welcomed furry critters.....I hope you choked on it!
The only item the critters haven't touched(yet!)are my onions and they are going like gangbusters.....
My solace in the debacle that my garden is quickly turning into has been my Morning Glories......
See the grains of pollen on the petals in this shot?.....
Oh lookie!
More maters.......
I just hope I can keep the furry critters away from these. They are up on the deck so I have a fighting chance at least.
How is your garden growing?
Sluggy
