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October 21, 2010 at 11:41 AM #622250October 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM #621178
NotCranky
ParticipantHi Ucgal,
My very first batch of stuff started to get eaten this year. Based on last years experience(frustration), I set mouse traps and caught more than a dozen quickly, got empty traps for a few nights and have stopped setting them. Watch out for pincher bugs and see if the birds or rabbits are getting at your seedlings too.
Besides the traps I used some very cheap 1/2 inch netting stretched over strings which were tied between stakes. The edges are trapped to the ground by long light sticks weighted in the middle with a brick. It’s very easy to take off and put back. What I found last year is that once the rain started weeds growing in the surrounding areas, the pressure on the garden from desperate pests slacked off and it was easier to grow things in the open. There are lots of greens growing in the garden now without protection.Once you get it going the pests can’t keep up and will leave some for you!
October 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM #621259ParticipantHi Ucgal,
My very first batch of stuff started to get eaten this year. Based on last years experience(frustration), I set mouse traps and caught more than a dozen quickly, got empty traps for a few nights and have stopped setting them. Watch out for pincher bugs and see if the birds or rabbits are getting at your seedlings too.
Besides the traps I used some very cheap 1/2 inch netting stretched over strings which were tied between stakes. The edges are trapped to the ground by long light sticks weighted in the middle with a brick. It’s very easy to take off and put back. What I found last year is that once the rain started weeds growing in the surrounding areas, the pressure on the garden from desperate pests slacked off and it was easier to grow things in the open. There are lots of greens growing in the garden now without protection.Once you get it going the pests can’t keep up and will leave some for you!
October 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM #621819ParticipantHi Ucgal,
My very first batch of stuff started to get eaten this year. Based on last years experience(frustration), I set mouse traps and caught more than a dozen quickly, got empty traps for a few nights and have stopped setting them. Watch out for pincher bugs and see if the birds or rabbits are getting at your seedlings too.
Besides the traps I used some very cheap 1/2 inch netting stretched over strings which were tied between stakes. The edges are trapped to the ground by long light sticks weighted in the middle with a brick. It’s very easy to take off and put back. What I found last year is that once the rain started weeds growing in the surrounding areas, the pressure on the garden from desperate pests slacked off and it was easier to grow things in the open. There are lots of greens growing in the garden now without protection.Once you get it going the pests can’t keep up and will leave some for you!
October 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM #621941ParticipantHi Ucgal,
My very first batch of stuff started to get eaten this year. Based on last years experience(frustration), I set mouse traps and caught more than a dozen quickly, got empty traps for a few nights and have stopped setting them. Watch out for pincher bugs and see if the birds or rabbits are getting at your seedlings too.
Besides the traps I used some very cheap 1/2 inch netting stretched over strings which were tied between stakes. The edges are trapped to the ground by long light sticks weighted in the middle with a brick. It’s very easy to take off and put back. What I found last year is that once the rain started weeds growing in the surrounding areas, the pressure on the garden from desperate pests slacked off and it was easier to grow things in the open. There are lots of greens growing in the garden now without protection.Once you get it going the pests can’t keep up and will leave some for you!
October 21, 2010 at 12:10 PM #622260ParticipantHi Ucgal,
My very first batch of stuff started to get eaten this year. Based on last years experience(frustration), I set mouse traps and caught more than a dozen quickly, got empty traps for a few nights and have stopped setting them. Watch out for pincher bugs and see if the birds or rabbits are getting at your seedlings too.
Besides the traps I used some very cheap 1/2 inch netting stretched over strings which were tied between stakes. The edges are trapped to the ground by long light sticks weighted in the middle with a brick. It’s very easy to take off and put back. What I found last year is that once the rain started weeds growing in the surrounding areas, the pressure on the garden from desperate pests slacked off and it was easier to grow things in the open. There are lots of greens growing in the garden now without protection.Once you get it going the pests can’t keep up and will leave some for you!
October 21, 2010 at 7:27 PM #621424joec
ParticipantAre tomato plants dieing now in this cold?
October 21, 2010 at 7:27 PM #621507ParticipantAre tomato plants dieing now in this cold?
October 21, 2010 at 7:27 PM #622068ParticipantAre tomato plants dieing now in this cold?
October 21, 2010 at 7:27 PM #622190ParticipantAre tomato plants dieing now in this cold?
October 21, 2010 at 7:27 PM #622508ParticipantAre tomato plants dieing now in this cold?
October 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM #621464briansd1
GuestWe kids have been helping my dad in his garden.
He now has mostly fruit trees: pomegranate, kumquat, lime, mulberry, fig, peach.I love the mulberry because you can’t find the fruit at the stores because it does not package and ship well. Excellent by itself, in a salad or ice cream.
He has onions, potatoes, tomatoes.
The potager is still a work in progress. It takes more thought in design and layout if you want an attractive backyard.
A kitchen garden is great fun for kids and sharing with the neighbors.
October 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM #621547GuestWe kids have been helping my dad in his garden.
He now has mostly fruit trees: pomegranate, kumquat, lime, mulberry, fig, peach.I love the mulberry because you can’t find the fruit at the stores because it does not package and ship well. Excellent by itself, in a salad or ice cream.
He has onions, potatoes, tomatoes.
The potager is still a work in progress. It takes more thought in design and layout if you want an attractive backyard.
A kitchen garden is great fun for kids and sharing with the neighbors.
October 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM #622108GuestWe kids have been helping my dad in his garden.
He now has mostly fruit trees: pomegranate, kumquat, lime, mulberry, fig, peach.I love the mulberry because you can’t find the fruit at the stores because it does not package and ship well. Excellent by itself, in a salad or ice cream.
He has onions, potatoes, tomatoes.
The potager is still a work in progress. It takes more thought in design and layout if you want an attractive backyard.
A kitchen garden is great fun for kids and sharing with the neighbors.
October 21, 2010 at 8:43 PM #622229GuestWe kids have been helping my dad in his garden.
He now has mostly fruit trees: pomegranate, kumquat, lime, mulberry, fig, peach.I love the mulberry because you can’t find the fruit at the stores because it does not package and ship well. Excellent by itself, in a salad or ice cream.
He has onions, potatoes, tomatoes.
The potager is still a work in progress. It takes more thought in design and layout if you want an attractive backyard.
A kitchen garden is great fun for kids and sharing with the neighbors.
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