Posted on 05/04/2012 7:31:41 AM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde
Good morning FRiends and fellow gardeners! I really enjoyed all of you that participated in last week's thread. I've been so busy that I didn't have time to respond to each and every comment, but I think about what y'all write and the photos that you post while I'm out working on my own projects. You truly inspire me!
Looking forward to reading your updates this week. We welcomed 2 new members to the ping list last week, bringing us to 525 members. That is fantastic, and we are on track to add 100 members this year.
In my own little patch of earth, I've worked on many projects this past week and I did take plenty of photos along the way. If I get a chance I'll share some later on this evening, but if I don't, I'll post them all as next week's thread. My mind is reeling going from one thing to another and it would be easier to tell you what doesn't hurt on my body. It is all very rewarding though, as I'm sure y'all understand.
Happy gardening!
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We have had 3 inches of rain in the last 5 days. Today was the first partly sunny day. I went out & spread the compost. The raised beds are still too wet to till, I want to mix the soil - not make mud bricks.
Maybe tomorrow.
Is that a queen the bees are covering? Are they eliminating the weaker queens? Are they thinking of swarming with a queen?
That is great news...no grasshoppers?
We’ll see; at least the predators are coming in time to feast on the early hatchings.
There are some things eating my plants, especially those plants in pots..I’ve sprayed with pepper and garlic, so now I’m going to just put pepper all over the soil.
I bought a “sonic, or electronic” pest control device that repels animal pests, called “Bird-X Yard Guard”.
It has repelled the bunnies that previously mowed down my newly sprouted corn seedlings, and the birds that pulled up my newly planted onion plants.
It is still working this year, but I am not convinced it has a long useful life. It can also be very annoying to you or pets, though I thought it was supposed to be inaudible to humans. Sometimes I hear it, sometimes I don't. When I hear it, I unplug it while I am in the garden.
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