The afternoon of May 6th was spent working in the yard, planting flowers, and preparing garden areas.
Since moving to Iowa we have had the worst luck with our tomatoes. Two years ago we put them in buckets on the side of the house but they just couldn't handle the heat and the local wildlife. Last year Nick accidentally killed our first six plants when he sprayed the ground with weed killer. Bad idea. We invested in six more only to have the squirrels and chipmunks devour almost every single one before they could turn red. Nick built a netted pen to keep them out, but they just chewed through the plastic. This year Nick decided to take it a step further and added chicken-wire.
I'd like to see those critters try to get to my tomatoes!
(Then again, I probably shouldn't dare them. With enough motivation they just might succeed!)
Surprisingly they left last years lone strawberry plant alone. Look what that single plant turned into in just a year!!! My very own strawberry patch. I'm trying to not get my hopes up too high, but wouldn't it be romantic to be able to gather my own home grown strawberries for dessert?
Spaghetti sauce made from homegrown tomatoes.
Strawberries and Creme crepes made from homegrown strawberries.
My mouth waters at the thought.
A girl can dream. :-)
5 comments:
I know you wouldn't do this with children around, but it would be so funny to electrify the chicken wire. I can just see the stealthy squirrels light up the night with their hair on end. My, I have a violent imagination sometimes.
How are you going to get your tomatoes out???
My favorite part about this post is not the creativity, dedication or determination behind this project.
It is the fact that Nick owns (and wears) a pair of brown coveralls.
I love this man.
Have you read the book Muncha, Muncha, Muncha? It reminded me of your garden story. Good luck!
That is a good story. I hope the rodents don't trap themselves INSIDE the garden! Good job, Nick!
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