Giant Tomatoe Plants

Another Stab At Strawberries

Right after the strawberry destruction two weeks ago Kate ordered more plants.  These were the crowns and roots kind from mail order and not the leafy plants we picked up last time.  She planted them Friday evening and was sure to cover them with one of the protective 'lids' I made a few weeks back.  We even put mothballs about to keep the squirrel bastards away - and it all seems to be working, for the last few days anyway.

The west garden is growing very well, but the pea plants seem stunted from being nibbled on early before we got the netting over them.

And now for a view from places around the yard!  I don't expect you to take the time, but it's kinda neat for me to look back and see how things have changed and filled out.

The old gnome's home, above, became a bit too obscured, so he is back along the fence and among the hostas, below.

Oh. My. Gosh.

Squirrels are bastards - and here's the proof.  Kate planted a dozen strawberry plants yesterday.  They destroyed every one.  I'll wait until Kate gets home, maybe she can salvage something.

Strawberries Are In

More Spring Planting

Refer to the chart in the last post to know what is what and where!  One note, the strawberries are still hypothetical at this point.

Garden Graphs

Scroll for the East Garden.

A Good Start

Kate has the garden growing well so far.  Instead of describing what is where all the time, Kate has a little graph made out for each garden.  Now I just have to figure out how to post it.

She also planted ground cover plants around the tree in the back (below).  Hard to see now, but hopefully they grow well.

Garden 'Lids'

I took the time on Saturday, with a little help from my friend Jerome, to build two 'lids' - for lack of a better term - for the garden.  Just something to cover an area where Kate plants things so the squirrels don't dig it all up.  In this picture is the bottom of the west garden.  There is garlic coming up that was planted last fall and above that, covered by the 'lid', is more garlic that she planted on Saturday.  I thought I may have to screw it down, but the squirrels have not moved it at all.  They can get underneath if they really want to, but so far it seems they don't want to, which is very good.

Early April

Kate planted some seed strips earlier this week.  She told me what but I forgot.  I think there is lettuce and radishes between the raspberry stems, peas atop by their fence, and some garlic is coming up in the top left of this pic.  The compost needs turning but last weekend it was still ice in the middle.

First Spring 2014 Post

Wow, seems kinda musty around here.  I hope it's not been too much neglect to resurrect this place.  My wife has expressed an interest in posting here, and I have been encouraging it.  We'll just have to wait and see for a while, at least.  I think she would really like it, actually.

Anyways, here's a look at the gardens this evening.  Last weekend Kate did some work on the gardens and I removed some dirt from the path in between, covering it with straw to walk on and inhibit weed growth.  Since then the squirrels have had their way again, pockmarking them with holes.  Really makes you understand Bill Murray's character in Caddyshack, you know?