The fall garden was coming along nicely other than the squirrels digging in it and USING TOOLS! Mr. b had hollered at one about eating the young sprouts coming up and the squirrel blew a raspberry at him. Then I walked out this morning to find they’d eaten the little spinach sprouts. I think it’s time for some squirrel stew.
Speaking of, yesterday, as we were eating lunch I looked up to see a hawk on the fence and then BAM! He got a bird that was at the feeders. It was hours before the other birds came back and they haven’t been here this morning.
There’s one row by the east fence that can’t seem to grow anything. Because it’s along the roadside fence, I’m cautious what is planted there so that had been for cole vegetables that can’t be snitched by passerbys, hungry deer and a few extra inches away from peeing dogs. It gets the morning sun but maybe the tomatoes are shading it too much in the afternoons though in the hot Texas summers a little shade is welcome.
So sorry to hear about the hawks. I must say: I hate them.
I’m spending most of my time babying my tiny fig tree that I planted a month ago. I want desperately for it to survive the upcoming winter!
We have two bird feeders that keep plenty of birds and squirrels hanging around our back yard. Last year a hawk discovered our little friends and got a bunch of them. This year has been better for them. I think that feeding them has kept them from feeding on our garden, about 30ft away.
I would try planting some red clover this fall to turn over in the Spring (soil improvement). Then, plant with something that will do okay with partial shade. Of course, a soil test would be more scientific, but I’m too stingy.LOL.
I had a partial shade garden this year with some perenials. The ones that did ok were stevia, rosemary, parsley, lavendar, basil, and french tarragon. I even tried out a little black simpson lettuce and it grew in the shade in spite of the heat.