Groundhog trap was sprung this morning, but from a distance, I didn’t see a large dark shape in the trap. As I got closer to the trap, I could tell it was a rabbit .... not BunBun who is a large adult rabbit, but a half grown juvenile. Little bunbun was very happy to leave when I opened the trap door!
My raised beds are 16” tall ... not that a rabbit can’t jump that high, but hopefully BunBun won’t. The deer will be another matter entirely ... beds are ‘gourmet dining table’ high for them.
We have an old garden cart that was in my husband’s family for years. Pretty soon I will be planting impatiens in it. It is maybe 2’ high. It is the perfect “gourmet dining table” height for the deer. Last year I put some Irish Spring slivers all around it, and it kept the deer away for most of the summer, until the very end, maybe the end of September. It’s a pretty scene when the plants get bigger and bushy.
Yesterday the Baltimore Orioles started showing up at the feeders. I love seeing them! The Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Gray Catbird have arrived, too! I think we’ve turned a corner on the weather. Time to get planting!