Yes, the deer have struck again. This time they have eaten edamame, cucumbers, and melons. It is almost time to wage war against these huge four-legged eating machines. I have tried: garlic, fish emulsion, strategic urination, wind chimes, stinky shirts, and hanging cds. It is almost time to invest in an electric fence in order to protect our produce and all our hard work. Someone told us we could get a system for $200; however, after looking at the local farm and hardware stores, we calculated it would be around $400. Yikes! That is way more than I want to spend on deer prevention, but we might have to do it
On a happier note, our plants are huge and healthy! We finally lifted most of the row covers because our plants are flowering and we wanted them to get pollinated. A few of the pumpkin vines had actually pushed against the row covers so hard that they punched a hole through it. I can sew that up later!
We are also noticing the benefits of our mounded rows in retaining water. Since this weekend is the beginning of a seven day heat wave where temperatures are going to be over a hundred degrees, we watered for four hours on Saturday and the soil around the plants was actually still moist when we got there Sunday. We still watered a little so they can get through this heat wave. Hopefully, we are not watering too much.
I have attached a video of what our farm looks like now. It starts by showing you pieces of our newest project at the farm - a compost bin!
On a happier note, our plants are huge and healthy! We finally lifted most of the row covers because our plants are flowering and we wanted them to get pollinated. A few of the pumpkin vines had actually pushed against the row covers so hard that they punched a hole through it. I can sew that up later!
We are also noticing the benefits of our mounded rows in retaining water. Since this weekend is the beginning of a seven day heat wave where temperatures are going to be over a hundred degrees, we watered for four hours on Saturday and the soil around the plants was actually still moist when we got there Sunday. We still watered a little so they can get through this heat wave. Hopefully, we are not watering too much.
I have attached a video of what our farm looks like now. It starts by showing you pieces of our newest project at the farm - a compost bin!
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