We ordered seeds, plants and plant food in April. Picked out the plot, tilled it, fenced it waited until the last frost and then we planted it. Rab spent the better part of two days running soaker hose to every plant. The garden was coming along good. Things were growing, we had some snow peas. The girls were so excited. We go out and check on them the next day and they were GONE. Just gone. I was hoping the girls ate them but they didn't. As the days went by we notice plants being broken and nibbled on. Then one morning we went out and saw that the watermelon plant was gone. GONE. Along with the honeydew, some corn, the zucchini, patty pan and other things. How disappointing! The blonde child was crying. Its a lot of hard work to plant and care for a garden to have rabbits and squirrels steal you plants.
We've taking some measures to deter the rodents and we bought some more plants. Straight neck squash, zucchini, cucumber, pumpkin and cherry tomato. The rabbits and squirrels haven't touched my tomato plants yet, I just wanted to add a cherry tomato. They haven't touched many green beans, too much corn and they seem to be leaving the onions alone. They took every sweet potato but have left the other potatoes alone. I had high hopes for this years garden, hopefully its not too late. Oh, the struggles of not being a farm girl.
Jen
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