You need a hunting- breed puppy on your porch! Arikara spotted and treed her first squirrel this morning.
She’s only 14 weeks old, so that bodes well for her future in The Pack. :)
I have a chipmunk living in my greenhouse - but so far all he’s doing is digging holes and planting sunflower seeds he’s stealing from under the bird feeder, so no harm, no foul. I’m sure if I were over-run, I’d be feeling differently. ;)
We have the first chipmunk I have seen in years. I think he might be eating some of mom’s flowers (seed heads).
The squirrels have gotten very ‘cheeky’ lately. We used to have a pair of red-shouldered hawks that patrolled overhead & nested in the woods bordering the front pasture where my garden is located. They are large hawks & went after the chickens sometimes. No squirrel in his right mind would dare venture out into an open space (my garden is out in the open) with the hawks around.
About 3 years ago, the hawks moved their nest to a nearby neighborhood that was overrun with squirrels & easier hunting. Gradually, the squirrels around here have gotten complacent & are venturing out into the open rather boldly (and are making it to my garden).
My SIL’s Collie keeps their yard/garden squirrel free. The deer stay out of their yard as well. My garden is a bit too far for her to keep an eye on it for me, along with her own yard.
Harvested the first Dragon Egg cukes this morning! I also pulled some of the larger Tokyo White scallions. The ‘regular’ onions are getting big enough to be harvested - my SIL was a bit ahead of me planting onions & she is pulling some of hers that are a decent size, so mine should be close.
Deep into all things ‘herbs’ - getting a list of what I want to plant next year, also herbs that flower & are deer resistant so we can replace some of the plants they are currently eating to the ground.
With all the rain, the huge borage got heavy & some branches were on the ground & all over other plants - propped it up with a trellis, so it’s still a happening place for the bees. Next year, I will allow more room for a borage, maybe 2 ... I really love them.
Wasn’t it great to get rain last night! The lawn looks refreshed. Had some wind but minimal damage, things like snapdragons that have heavy flowers and not so strong stems. My lilies survived fine even with big flowers and buds on long stems. Planted about 20 big lily bulbs last fall from The Lily Garden dot com and they are doing great.
Yay for rain!
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