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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:11:40 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote: Many gardeners would take your wife for a one-way boat ride. :-) Squirrels can wreak havoc with seed beds. I like them, but there's no need to attract them, and *definitely* no need to feed them. I've got my entire garden caged, just so they won't dig around the various seedlings which are sprouting all season long. Without cages, I'd never see lettuce, carrots, or anything else. I'm not a farmer type, although I have been known to have a vegetable garden once or twice. I just don't have the patience. I don't either, but after 30 years, I have it down to a science. Other than the initial creation of the garden, which is a bitch (because I don't like rototillers), it's pretty easy, if you have the right tools. This week, I've got mustard greens, baby-size, that were grown under some shade cloth so they wouldn't get bitter. Holy smokes...delicious with a slightly sweet dressing like raspberry vinaigrette. Next week, fresh arugula, collards, swiss chard. I got eggplant like crazy, enough tomatoes to supply the whole neighborhood, tarragon, oregano, parsley, sage, basil (pesto twice a week!), corn, 3 kinds of lettuce, 4 kinds of peppers, lima beans, green beans. Coming soon: Snow peas, pak choy, escarole, regular peas. Next year, I'm gonna double the size. Gotta save up money for the fence, though. Too many deer and woodchucks. Acquired a new kitten this weekend. She's being trained to deal with the rabbits. Going to the mall to get a very realistic stuffed bunny. I'm gonna open it up, add a few tablespoons of catnip, sew it back up, and teach kitty that this is the reason for her existence. |
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Doug Kanter wrote:
Acquired a new kitten this weekend. She's being trained to deal with the rabbits. Going to the mall to get a very realistic stuffed bunny. I'm gonna open it up, add a few tablespoons of catnip, sew it back up, and teach kitty that this is the reason for her existence. Had a cat in Tennessee that would bring in the occasional rabbit, in pieces, but that was just something he decided to do. I din't teach him nothin'. -Raf -- Misifus- Rafael Seibert http://www.ralphandsue.com |
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