OK, so clearly the marigolds are a laughable solution to our scourge of bunnies. So we’re on to plan B (and C, and D). I purchased a boat-load of Liquid Fence and I hope to give an honest consumer review after I use it. However, I’ve been told that bunnies are persistant little buggers, so in addition to the liquid fence, we’ve put up a liter fence. A cage fence.
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Marigolds? I Laugh at your Marigold
Posted in Gardening on Apr 19th, 2009
I was feeling pretty darned good about myself yesterday. The garden beds are nearly ready for planting, and our beautiful bunny repellent border was planted. Marigolds…everyone told me marigolds work wonders against bunnies.
So you may imagine my suprise and horror when I peered out my bedroom window first thing this morning to find not one, not two, but THREE bunnies hanging out at the marigold border as if it was the hot new night club in town. And I believe that one was munching on the marigold leaves.
Bunny Repellent Border
Posted in Gardening on Apr 18th, 2009
One piece of advice for my vegetable garden that I seem to get over and over is to plant marigolds to keep the bunnies away. And boy do we need bunny repellent. I see several a day and I’m sure they’re just counting down the hours until I put those tender and inviting seedlings into the ground. And oh my, how heart broken I will be if the months of love and devotion I have given my seedlings go down in the mouth of a bunny.
Welcome to the Big-Bad World
Posted in Gardening on Apr 14th, 2009
When I went to check on my growing seedlings this morning, I noticed that their plant light was burnt out. My poor babies! In the dark all day and and NOT PHOTOSYNTHESIZING!!!! The horror. How am I supposed to get lots of fresh vegetables without photosynthesis? So after I got home from work, and before we walked to the hardware store to buy new plant lights, I brought the babies out to be nourished by the natural sun…outside…out of the garage. They grow up so fast (sniff, sniff).
Two and a Half Weeks Later
Posted in Gardening on Mar 27th, 2009
Its truly hard to believe that these plants are the result of only 18 days of love, nurturing and the power of Mother Nature.
The project for this weekend is to begin transplanting. At the very least, I need to get the zucchini in larger and deeper pots. The tomatoes are not far behind. I plan [...]
Day 10 Seedlings
Posted in Gardening on Mar 17th, 2009
Here’s a little of the Green for your St. Patrick’s Day. On day 10, we see not only our early starters (tomatoes, carrots, and basil) reaching for the sky, but now we have lots of little cucumbers, zucchini and some cilantro making its way into the world.
Planting from seeds is clearly the most economical choice when starting a garden, but planting tiny, vulnerable seeds in a big, unpredictable garden – that sounds a little dicey! Enter the Seedling Starter System.