Jared you have taught her two lessons; one is to serve others and the other is how to grow her own food... she will grow to be a compassionate person...Way to go Dad...
have you tried milky spore powder...that is safe for the birds and anything else that may eat the larva it is about 20 dollars per container but it is worth the price...
there is one sure thing....You CANNOT change the weather...you CAN work around it...I have used the water wells to grow plants that dont like our shorter season... you can use milk bottles/water bottles with water in them to surround the plant and that will act the same as the well does...it...
wow the benifits of living in a southern state...our asparagas have gone by only because of all the rain we have been having I wasnt able to keep up with it so it went to fern...harvesting rhubarb had one lady stop by to see if I was still selling it [which I did last year] so I sold her some...
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If it's deer hang some bar soap around that is supposed to stop them...
Marshell has created a deer/varmite proof garden you might want to check out his pics
Deb you scared it away... sun was out for a few mins then another inch or 2 fell again...I wish I could send it to Texas where you really REALLY need it...If we could figure out how to funnel it to places that need it there would be no famine...there are places in this world would love to see...
We have been having rain since Saturday...I think I am growing webs between my toes... it is suppose to rain all week... I need to get the rest of my plants in the ground...
My chickens look like they are drowning...scraggly wet feathers....
I have 4 broody silkies 2 are on eggs the others are just keeping them company... I had my other 2 girls hatch out 3 weeks ago...only one has servived...out of 7 girls not one is laying at this time...my 7th girl is a dud she is 3 years old and has laid 3 eggs total...and they had leathery...
Goodness I havent even got my sunflowers in the ground yet...we are getting rain again...I havent finished getting my garden ready... I am sooo envious of some of you who have already harvested but I choose to live in New Hampshire so I shouldnt complain...
Yes, I would use DE also.... I use it liberly on plants I know will be attacked..I orriginally bought it to use in my chicken coop for mite and fly control and have found many other uses for it.....be sure you buy the pet safe type not the kind that they use in pool filters...