This update started off happy, but we had a couple of set backs.
I like this close up of the dill in our garden, and a here is a good picture of Mercy-Fire and Jason. There is also a picture of Dat (Jason) cutting some 4 foot fencing in half to make a fence for the rabbits on two other beds we planted.
Our yellow zucchini was beginning to bear fruit, and the onions are still zipping along.
However we have been at war with the rabbits who have been eating everything in sight. They have even been eating things the rabbits here normally never touch including several tomato plants, my Shasta Daisies, and other misc flowers.
The rabbits haven’t breached the fence yet, but the frost we had the other night did. It looks like it killed of most of our yellow zucchini, and two of the tomato plants that were already hurt by the rabbits. You can also see below the zucchini row and the chomped on flowers that the rabbits ate too.
June 30, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Human Hair- This would be a great time for hair cuts and trims. Take the hair trimmings and scatter in the garden. The human scent deters them( most of them at least!)
June 30, 2009 at 6:01 pm
i know something that works on deer. after you eat a meal of meat have the guys urinate around the edges of the garden. it will smell like a carnivores area then. weird but true. My husband is way up there working. He seems to be enjoying it. So hello from another alaska headcoverer!!!
July 1, 2009 at 8:48 am
What lovely pictures! Anyway, sorry to hear about your rabbit problem. I read somewhere that to keep rabbits out of a garden you should plant a double row of onions around it. Hope this helps!
July 1, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Rabbit stew. Set some traps. Hares are tough but if you stew them with tomatoes they’re good. Just be careful with the skinning because of tularemia. Also if you still have a dog, tie it on a run beside the garden near where the rabbits are the worst.
That’s too bad about the frost. We were pretty chilly here. It got down to low 40’s perhaps upper 30’s at my house. Glad to see the sun again today.
July 2, 2009 at 11:20 pm
I love the idea of using tires as planters.We are hoping to buy a rural home this summer or Fall.I think I am going to use that idea if we get a home.We are hoping to find a home with at least an acre.BTW,I love the the pic of your dh and dd.