We have become farmers this year, but so far we are losing the battle to a squirrel who likes our strawberries. That little bugger waits until it is just ripe and then he plucks it off the plant. This has happened two times in a row, so we have yet to eat our first red strawberry. Other plants that we planted are snap peas, carrots, radishes, corn, broccoli, green peppers and of course, my favorite, tomatos. We have been learning how to garden in a preparedness class that is put on by the Lancaster Stake, so we are putting to practice our new (limited) knowledge. So far, so good, I guess.
Also included are a few pics of our backyard, which I am almost done with.
5 comments:
Squirrels = evil tree rats.
Depending on where your strawberries are in the garden, you could try building a chicken wire cage to cover them.
We have one green strawberry that's about the size of a quarter (if it hasn't been stolen yet)--I'm excited!
You need to get a couple of wild cats to live in your backyard to take care of your squirrel problem.
Or we'll rent Lizzy to you for a month and she'll be the best investment you've ever had....
BTW, we are getting setup as well. 3 fruit trees in place, 3 more to go.....
Like the SFG!!!
http://www.squarefootgardening.com
our garden looks awesome! We have a phantom strawberry picker problem. Last year our puppy ate them all so this year we planted them all in the front yard. They are gone again!
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