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The groundhog has been back a couple more times and has just about cleaned me out. I've got two peppers and one basil plant left. I think it's only a matter of time.
The groundhog has been back a couple more times and has just about cleaned me out. I've got two peppers and one basil plant left. I think it's only a matter of time.
well at least if he eats your basil he will have good breath but I can't imagine a rodent liking basil. That is the one thing they never eat of ours.
The groundhog has been back a couple more times and has just about cleaned me out. I've got two peppers and one basil plant left. I think it's only a matter of time.
I wonder if a couple of barn cats would help. Our yard is devoid of gopher mounds. While our neighbor up the road has 30 or so gopher mounds and she has no cats. Our feral cats love gopher!
Or maybe a wire mesh under the plants. I read some people do that for their raised gardens.
I wonder if a couple of barn cats would help. Our yard is devoid of gopher mounds. While our neighbor up the road has 30 or so gopher mounds and she has no cats. Our feral cats love gopher!
Or maybe a wire mesh under the plants. I read some people do that for their raised gardens.
I used to have Kato, the neighbors cat. He was one tough dude. He used to let himself out of the house and patrol the neighborhood. I guess that's why I got away with having a garden for so many years.
I wonder if a couple of barn cats would help. Our yard is devoid of gopher mounds. While our neighbor up the road has 30 or so gopher mounds and she has no cats. Our feral cats love gopher!
Or maybe a wire mesh under the plants. I read some people do that for their raised gardens.
I would think a mesh of some kind should work. Our container garden is inside, what used to be our dog run. We live almost in a forest, with wild everything and only have problems once in awhile. we do see Mr Squirrel sampling on occasion and have to tell Jack and Jill Rabbit to find other foods.
It has been almost two month since I planted the okra seeds, they've grown so wide and tall so far but no flowers at all. Does it usually take this long for okra to produce flowers or am I missing something here?
It has been almost two month since I planted the okra seeds, they've grown so wide and tall so far but no flowers at all. Does it usually take this long for okra to produce flowers or am I missing something here?
you will be getting them anytime and btw we only get a few blossoms but we get tons of okra. You can harvest it, even here in the cooler climate until Oct and into early November. I bought my plant this time (actually 3 plants) about 6 weeks or so ago, maybe longer. we were getting just a okra here and there. Now I have so much I hardly know what to do with it. Of course, we love it pickled, so that is what I do every so often.
Small update: Mr. Stripey yielded about five fruits. The larger 'volunteer' tomato plant that DH rescued from our compost pile has about the same number, but we have no idea what it is. Birds are pecking at our Celebrity-that's-really-Beefmaster the instant they show color.
We were at a farmstand talking to the lady behind the counter, who told us to pick heirlooms the instant they show color, or that'll happen. And that some of them yield only a few fruits. 'Why do you think they're so expensive?'
I really, really wanted a Celebrity.
We did buy and taste a Brandywine (okay), a Great White (interesting) and some huge green called, I think, Aunt Rose? Again, okay. But apart from a couple Black types, I think I'll let the farm stands grow my heirlooms.
I am having lots of trouble growing tomatoes and so far I learned from the expert gardeners on here. I remember there was a post somewhere with recommendation and steps for planting successful tomatoes but I can't seem to find it. Can somebody please put the link to this post?
We only had one little bell pepper! And it mysteriously fell off the vine and is dead. Just as well, it had bottom rot. What a horrible year for our potted garden. This is the second time we have had dismal failure trying to grow tomatoes in pots.
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Originally Posted by nmnita
you will be getting them anytime and btw we only get a few blossoms but we get tons of okra. You can harvest it, even here in the cooler climate until Oct and into early November. I bought my plant this time (actually 3 plants) about 6 weeks or so ago, maybe longer. we were getting just a okra here and there. Now I have so much I hardly know what to do with it. Of course, we love it pickled, so that is what I do every so often.
I have only had them deep fried in corn meal. I am going to try the pickled variety.
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but I can't imagine a rodent liking basil. That is the one thing they never eat of ours.
