An Update on Gardening

[Sunny]

We've been enjoying our first few tomatoes of the season. I have baby peppers the size of a nickle in the garden. The ornamental Indian corn is 6 inches tall and my pumpkin plants are just starting to vine out. The Sunflowers have taken a direct hit of aphids, but I think they'll make it. All of the spruce trees we planted are doing good. The grape vines and berry bushes are showing signs of growth. It has been so dry here, I have to water everything every night. It takes about an hour. I wonder how everybody's gardens are doing? Lets have an update guys!!! 

We don't have any tomatoes that are ready for picking, yet...so, that means you either planted your garden earlier than we did...or does that mean it's warmer where you are?

*clueless*

[Dexter Morgan]

I'm not sure if it could be the temperature. The tomatoe plants were good sized when we bought them,so that could be it. We've been having 90* weather, so I water them every night. We also use Miracle Grow on them. They're pretty small tomatoes, none of them are big. I think we've had 3 so far. 

[Sunny]

ahhh...okay! I was beginning to think we did something wrong. No miracle grow here...

Now IF we could keep the bunnies outta the garden, we should have a few maters to pick soon.

[Sandy Eggo]

Isn't there a trick to that - keeping the bunnies out? Something about planting flowers around your garden? or no?

[kimmi]

We don't have any tomatoes that are ready for picking, yet...so, that means you either planted your garden earlier than we did...or does that mean it's warmer where you are?

*clueless*

Both Sunny - you normally don't harvest there until mid or end of July.  We have corn here already and remember the PA saying "Knee high by 4th of July" That is because we are in different zones.  PIYA is also in a warmer zone and she probably put her tomatoes in earlier.

Bunny repelant - I've heard that pee keeps deer away.  I don't know if that works for bunnies.  Have a beer drinking party and send the boys around the garden to pee! haha

[Sunny]

Oh dear. I know this is all part of life, littlefoot...but, the thought of compost...and now pee around a garden...anywhere near food we will someday consume...

But, I guess the alternative is pesticides & preservatives that we eat on grocery items.

Thanks, kimmi...I'll surely share this tip with hubby tonight. He may even call to thank ya!

[kimmi]

Party on!  It is natural! haha

Go ask someone at Home Depot or that tractor supply place over by DeSantis'.  I bet they have something that would work great!

[Sunny]

Will do...we have about 10 tractor-supply type stores here now...surely I can find some type of repellant.

Now, to keep the neighbor's dog out of my yard. Any suggestions for that?

[kimmi]

BB gun! 

[Sunny]

That would be husband's answer.

[kimmi]

Or a bigger dog than that one.  I'm getting a rottie eventually.  I'll let you borrow him/her.

[Sunny]

Just promise that you'll clean up the mess.

[Sandy Eggo]

Just promise that you'll clean up the mess.

Great chore for the kids. Seriously, my daughter is older though and she's had other pets, but that was a condition of getting her a puppy of her own. She cleans up the yard, feeds, waters, bathes and brushes him. It's the one thing I NEVER have to remind her to do. I supervised in the beginning, but she's a natural.

[Dexter Morgan]

ahhh...okay! I was beginning to think we did something wrong. No miracle grow here...

Now IF we could keep the bunnies outta the garden, we should have a few maters to pick soon.

I don't like using fertilizer of any sort, because some of them are toxic to animals. We researched Miracle Grow ,and it's supposed to be OK for animals, if you follow the directions. For the Bunnie problem, I recommend putting pieces of citrus fruit around your plants. That's suppose to work with keeping a wide assortment of animals away. 

[Sunny]

Oh...I'll look into that, Dex! Thanks!