Last week, I regaled you with tales of my nascent garden, but the battle of gardener vs. pest has already begun. This morning, I went to my potato boxes to add more fill soil around the growing plants. Yikes! Something ate the leaves off of three-quarters of the plants. A neighbor suggested perhaps rabbits were the culprits, but unless the hares have stilts, that’s unlikely since the top of the boxes are waist high.
The Battle Begins...
The Battle Begins...
The Battle Begins...
Last week, I regaled you with tales of my nascent garden, but the battle of gardener vs. pest has already begun. This morning, I went to my potato boxes to add more fill soil around the growing plants. Yikes! Something ate the leaves off of three-quarters of the plants. A neighbor suggested perhaps rabbits were the culprits, but unless the hares have stilts, that’s unlikely since the top of the boxes are waist high.