Last Sunday Jeff and I undertook an epic replanting of my garden, sprucing it up for the summer season. I had pretty much just let the yard go over the winter, so it was in kind of rough shape. With some hard work and some new plants though, it looks good as ever! I'm hoping that after two years of growing, my experience will lead to a good crop!
As a precautionary measure, I'm also trying some new strategies to ward off the notorious phantom digger. (BUH NUH NUH!!) So for the past two years I've been having trouble with my plants getting dug up in the night, which has been really frustrating to say the least. After a chat with the guy at my local nursery, I think it is either a skunk or a squirrel. Skunks like to dig in freshly turned earth because it helps them find bugs to eat, and squirrels like to dig in order to hide stuff. Either way, here's my idea. So Jeff and I turned the soil and leveled it out, then I covered it with a layer of burlap anchored at the corners with these U-shaped stakes. I cut small holes in the burlap in order to plant the plants, and then over the top of all of it we put a layer of bark mulch to cover it up and keep the burlap down. We'll see if it works! Here's what it looked like before we covered it in mulch:
Now, onto the veggie beds!
Veggie bed #1!
Two types of tomatoes in the back: Hillbilly and Mr Stripey
Marigolds and Delphiums in the front to attract bees!
Veggie bed #2!
Two types of tomatoes in the back: Pineapple and Momotaro
Marigolds and Delphiums in the front to attract bees!
Veggie bed #3!
Three types of eggplant! Two Japanese varieties in the back and in the front, Rosa Bianca.
There are also two California Poppies in the front.
And the last, largest bed that my former neighbor built and then left is empty as of yet. I haven't decided what to put in! Any ideas?
As a precautionary measure, I'm also trying some new strategies to ward off the notorious phantom digger. (BUH NUH NUH!!) So for the past two years I've been having trouble with my plants getting dug up in the night, which has been really frustrating to say the least. After a chat with the guy at my local nursery, I think it is either a skunk or a squirrel. Skunks like to dig in freshly turned earth because it helps them find bugs to eat, and squirrels like to dig in order to hide stuff. Either way, here's my idea. So Jeff and I turned the soil and leveled it out, then I covered it with a layer of burlap anchored at the corners with these U-shaped stakes. I cut small holes in the burlap in order to plant the plants, and then over the top of all of it we put a layer of bark mulch to cover it up and keep the burlap down. We'll see if it works! Here's what it looked like before we covered it in mulch:
Now, onto the veggie beds!
Veggie bed #1!
Two types of tomatoes in the back: Hillbilly and Mr StripeyMarigolds and Delphiums in the front to attract bees!
Veggie bed #2!
Two types of tomatoes in the back: Pineapple and MomotaroMarigolds and Delphiums in the front to attract bees!
Veggie bed #3!
Three types of eggplant! Two Japanese varieties in the back and in the front, Rosa Bianca.There are also two California Poppies in the front.
And the last, largest bed that my former neighbor built and then left is empty as of yet. I haven't decided what to put in! Any ideas?
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(Although it's not a veggie) Watermelon?
BTW: Did you ever try the recipe I gave you for the tomatillos??
oh man i was so pumped to use your recipe, and then my tomatillo plant died before i could get any fruit!! [cry] maybe this year i'll just buy some tomatillos and give your recipe a try..
Oh sadness~
T_T
But yea! Go for it!!
mmmmm...now I'm hungry...
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