Hopefully this will be my last post of the year concerning rats in the garden. By now I am VERY frustrated with the whole rat thing. They are going through the poison like candy. I go out Sunday morning to see what new damage has been done and what do I find in the garden…BIRDS! […]
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It’s RATS! Not Rabbits…part 3
Just when I thought the problem was solved, went out Friday morning to find that 3 more tomato plants were wilting. By now, I am very good at checking the bottoms FIRST to see if they have been gnawed on. Sure enough, each one had a pile of nesting material under each one and about […]
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I have several blogs that I follow…mainly photography blogs, but some are artsy crafty ones. This idea is from one of my 87 (literally) blogs…I wish I could find the original to link it. Oh well. Here is what we made, then I will show you how I did it. I thought this would be […]
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After searching online and discussion the options, Wade and I decided the best thing to keep the rabbits out was going to be chicken wire. When Wade left for Home Depot Stacey commented, “Why do we need chicken wire? We don’t have any chickens.” I love how 4-year olds think! With it being the […]
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Earlier this week I noticed that my tomato plants were looking a little sad. They were really wilting. It has been over 100 almost every day in June, so I assumed I was just not watering enough. I decided that maybe I needed to water twice a day. That did not do anything to help […]
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