Pepper and Zucchini Garden

But even though I’m busy, my garden is not neglected.  I find it to be some of my favorite times of my day when I visit my garden in the mornings and afternoons.

Tomato Garden

And I’m sorry to have kept everyone on pins and needles, but YES, the blood meal WORKED!!!  Grandma really knows her stuff.  The garden has remained free of bunny scavengers for over a week (knock on wood…HARD).

Broccoli Plants

The three other broccoli plants are doing quite splendidly, with some nice florets even forming.  The plant that the bunnies attempted murder on decided to flower, I can’t blame it.  If I thought I was going to die soon, procreation might be high on my list of things to do too.  But there are some new leaves coming out on it.  Time will tell how it recovers!

More beautiful plants going down the line:

Tomatoes:

Patio Tomatoes

Roma Tomatoes

Cucumbers – which have really taken off finally!

Cucumbers

Tomatillos – which I had to re-stake because they are becoming huge trees!

Tomatillos

Butternut Squash and Eggplant – The butternut squash leaves are like elephant ears.  HUGE!

Butternut Squash

Zucchini – these guys put on a few new leaves everyday it seems.

Zucchini

There are lots of peppers, all of which are looking lovely.  The jalapenos however, are winning the race for the first to fruit, so they get the glamour shot:

Jalapeno

And last but not least, I finally planted the flower pot in the back corner.  So pretty, a much needed splash of color.

Flower Pot

Wew! A whirlwind tour of the garden.  This is a wonderous time of year for gardens.  Plants are growing like mad, new fruits are appearing everyday, and it isn’t yet so bloody hot that the garden (and the gardener) are wilting.  Now if I can just keep ahead of the weeds and keep those bunnies away!

Its…NAKED.  Those little jerks ate nearly all the leaves off of my champion broccoli producing plant.  Thankfully not all of my broccoli was attacked.  I’ve heard the bunnies like the tender little plants.  They attack the weakest of the pack, the cowards.

And then I uttered the words I didn’t think I’d ever hear myself saying: “Honey, GET ME THE BLOOD MEAL!”.  We’re on to the last home remedy before putting up a chicken wire fence around our entire garden.  Grandma says bloodmeal works and by god I hope she’s right.

I wasn’t chintzy with the bloodmeal either.   Maybe its bunny bloodmeal and it serves as an omen for things to come if they keep eating my plants.

Unfortunately, our neighborhood is absolutely SILLY with rabbits and there seem to be no natural predators around here.  Hmm, I’ve never thought about having a pet coyote, but the idea is becoming more and more appealing!