I walked out to the garden last week to see a squirrel jump out of my vegetable bed and onto our plum tree. He froze and stared me down...was he thinking if he didn't move, I wouldn't see him? I called Colin and Neil out to see and the squirrel held his ground as we all watched him from the deck. He finally scampered away as I moved towards him. All my edamame and pea seedlings had been disturbed. I thought it had been a crow that got my seedlings last year and I already had a plan in place but now I knew that I was going to be battling both squirrels and crows!
When I was at West Coast Seeds last Saturday, I picked up some garden covering. Its not netting but the sun and water get through and it was recommended to protect my precious seedlings. After I got my tomato plants in and replanted most of my seeds just to be safe, I covered the vegetable garden and my pots with it.
And it's working!
We have strong radish sprouts (French Breakfast)
The potato plants are emerging (Russian Blue)
And the carrot seedlings have started growing (Rainbow Blend)
Looking forward to a happy harvest this year!
And then this evening I found this lovely little guy near my pots. I know they can do such damage but I quite love these little critters.
Wish my tender greens good luck!
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