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Kat:

Hi Samson,

Down here in the deep south gardening is well underway. I already have onions, garlic, leeks, strawberries and lettuces carried over from last year. Now I've planted peppers, tomatoes, okra, eggplant, squash, watermelons, cantelope, gourds and have a full herb garden going already too. Not as big as it sounds, three different spots that are small enough for me to work, good exercise  :) This week I just put down a heavy layer of hay for mulch. I was on a site where a woman said that is the way she has gardened for 30 years. She did not have to water, did not use any pesticides and never needed to weed. Now that's my kind of gardening, so that's what I'm doing too.

About the critters... well I've got a secret weapon, didn't even intend for it, but it's my black lab, Tip. No little critter (or person for that matter) is safe if they venture into my back yard. Now I did have to fence in my garden spot, because she and the yellow lab loves to lay on fresh dug soil and the garden was their favorite spot. Of course if there wasn't fresh dug soil they had no problem making some. Now about your rabbits, maybe a decoy patch of clover.  Not sure about the moles, do they eat your plants? I thought they just ate grubs and worms. Tip digs those up, so I don't have to worry about them.

Well happy gardening for all you people that don't mind getting your hands dirty  :D

Kat

Samson:

--- Quote from: Kat on April 27, 2010, 06:54:36 PM ---
Hi Samson,

Down here in the deep south gardening is well underway. I already have onions, garlic, leeks, strawberries and lettuces carried over from last year. Now I've planted peppers, tomatoes, okra, eggplant, squash, watermelons, cantelope, gourds and have a full herb garden going already too. Not as big as it sounds, three different spots that are small enough for me to work, good exercise  :) This week I just put down a heavy layer of hay for mulch. I was on a site where a woman said that is the way she has gardened for 30 years. She did not have to water, did not use any pesticides and never needed to weed. Now that's my kind of gardening, so that's what I'm doing too.

About the critters... well I've got a secret weapon, didn't even intend for it, but it's my black lab, Tip. No little critter (or person for that matter) is safe if they venture into my back yard. Now I did have to fence in my garden spot, because she and the yellow lab loves to lay on fresh dug soil and the garden was their favorite spot. Of course if there wasn't fresh dug soil they had no problem making some. Now about your rabbits, maybe a decoy patch of clover.  Not sure about the moles, do they eat your plants? I thought they just ate grubs and worms. Tip digs those up, so I don't have to worry about them.

Well happy gardening for all you people that don't mind getting your hands dirty  :D

Kat



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Hey Kat,

             Thanks for the reminder regarding Eggplant, I would have forgotten it, but it was initially planned, so I'll stick with that.  ;D

                                    Thanks, Samson.

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