majors 2018 garden..

[majorcatfish]

that was one wild storm it run all the way up the eastern us. dw family in ny they had 3" of rain and the monday night they got 1/4" of ice..... ds and roommates got power back on sometime late last night..

 

[majorcatfish]

heres a photo from dw aunts house 15 minutes ago.... they just can't win

 

[baymule]

That is crazy!

 

[flowerbug]

20 minutes ago, i was getting drink of water at kitchen sink and looking out front window at deer standing on the driveway, as soon as i turned on the water it looked right at me. they do have those big ears for something... two others were off to the side on the grassy area that is left. i opened patio door and was talking loud so they'd go away, but they didn't really do anything until i barked like a dog.

i'll have to get the wrist rocket out again...

 

[Nyboy]

Here in White Plains deer have never been hunted, they have NO fear of people

 

[baymule]

What y'all need is an East Texas Redneck named Bubba with a .22 and headlight. There would be no more problem deer.....as long as Bubba didn't get caught.

 

[flowerbug]

we have a lot of hunting around here and i'm sure there are some Bubba's in the mix.

always a lot of deer around. would have to fence the whole yard to keep them out and while we have pieces of fence here or there it's not completely enclosed. depends upon what we can scrounge up to use. the main veggie gardens are fenced to keep them out - they've not yet figured out they could probably jump over the gate if they wanted in there but it's pretty imposing and not much around there to attract them...

years ago we had a shorter fence and once in a while one would jump in.

 

[Nyboy]

What y'all need is an East Texas Redneck named Bubba with a .22 and headlight. There would be no more problem deer.....as long as Bubba didn't get caught.

If he came here he would be called fat Bubba the deer would let him walk right up to them

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

Sorry you have had a rocky start on some of your...starts. But those tomatoes look great!
They really got growing!

Mine seem to be frozen in time. I think the light might be a problem. If we ever had anything but cold wind and rain I'd take them out for a field trip in non-sunny but at least stronger natural light.

That New Yorker is really an above average achiever isn't it?

I think it is the light. I started mine same time as I have for the last couple of years and the pictures of my plants are so much different and I had them already outside in the greenhouse and putting in the shade during the day and pictures of kale, onions, cabbage and things in the sun. I am actually going to start a few today just to see if they will be stronger.

 

[majorcatfish]

4/21/18 update.....
today the children were planted.... with a lot of help of the dw....
kids sunning themselves waiting their turns...

took awhile to line everyone up, but after that all it took was the post hole digger..

planted all the mators, tied them up, dug a trench, side dressed, set the cages...

after everyone was planted.. the tap was opened oh yes they loved getting their roots set and watered into their new home..

tomorrow we are going to set up the green bean, cucumber,field pea trellis's .... we had a wonderful day playing in the garden, but we will pay for it in the morning..