Hi all, Garden growing great here, solved a minor rabbit problem with chicken wire cages over the broccoli and almost had enough of the 2 rolls of chicken wire to cover all the lettuce. It deters the rabbit who we think has given up, one large male and now we have a huge female groundhog. Could not get at the broccoli because the cages were nailed down with tent stakes, but the lettuce cages were not staked and that pig pulled them right out. Did not lose all our lettuce and we have been taking turns with the .22 in the late afternoon. It looks to be our best garden ever and we see a big difference using the Chicken Soup for the Soil and also their tomato fertilizer. Eating delicious lettuce and radishes so far rest is yet to come.
After finally deciding on a location for them, I planted two Zebrina mallows (Malva sylvestris) the other day. I think that was Wednesday. The very next morning one of them had turned into a stick, courtesy of a rabbit that I’ve seen around here. Then yesterday the other one had been chewed so it’s a stick now too. I’m so mad. They had such beautiful blossoms starting to bud and then open. So aggravating!