OT: Veggies Deer WON'T Eat? - TO Dream of Spring!

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Hi All,

Love hearing all about Spring planting.

 

Here in Northeastern Minnesota we still have 12 inches of snow on the ground

(which is frozen rock solid!) and just now are the Deer moving out of their

winter feeding grounds. We have had 3 beautiful ones visiting our Bird feeders

this past week. Along with a newly awakened racoon.

 

The snow is melting and we anticipate we will see bare ground within a week or

so :-). It is clear under some of the trees in our yard!!

 

Although they are predicting some 'wintery mix' tonight through early this next

week. We know Spring is getting close. Yippee!!

 

Still dreaming of Spring! How Lovely!!

 

I don't plant a garden anymore as we don't have an outdoor doggie and there are

too many wild critters that would eat it!

 

Now if I did garden - all those peas and cole crops wouldn't even go in the

ground until almost May 1st - two months later than you folks!

 

And where we live - the danger of frost exists til near the end of May too!

 

Until Spring is closer - I'll stay snug and warm inside - watching the deer raid

my bird feeders!! ;-)

 

Penny

 

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, butchowen wrote:

>

> Hey Kathleen,

>

> If you fire a gun when the deer are in the area they will hestiate to come

> back.

>

> If you had a dawg the deer would probably not come onto your land. Works

> that way for us.

>

> > Well, after a little " oonching " and naggiing and moaning and wearing

> > the sad face.... he's given in. I'm getting a fence.

>

> But .. if you had a dawg you'd still need a fence to keep the dawg out of

> the garden. We have 5 dawgs and they love to dig. ;-)

>

> > Garden area won't be huge but it will be big enough to plant some

> > good stuff.

>

> Don't gotta be big .. you can plant a lot in a small space but watch the

> companion planting rules .. some plants don't like other plants as

> neighbors. No need to space stuff widely .. just enough room to walk

> through and use a hoe if necessary. Close together means less weeding

> and in a year or three if you use compost you will have very few weeds in

> any case.

>

> (Clipped)

>

> > I did remind him that pea planting season starts in a couple of

> > weeks. I may have to give up peas for this year... if that's all, I'll be a

> > happy girl.

>

> Snow pea planting is going down now here in Tennessee .. also cole crops,

> radishes, lettuce, onions etc. More fruit trees, blackberries and

> blueberries going in the ground next week. Lucky I am Tanya fears not

> hard work cause my arthritis will not let me use a post hole digger or

> shovel for the next few weeks. ;-)

>

> > Oh and, yes Ien, I know garlic is supposed to be planted in the fall,

> > but I was just going to use them as a deterrent more than anything

> > else.

>

> Fall is ideal but you can plant garlic now.

>

> > I'm not planning on harvesting much this year, was going to plant

> > more as a deterrent than anything else. Now I can wait until Autumn.

>

> You will get fresh garlic this year and it will stay in the ground and

> come up again next Spring.

>

> (Snipped)

>

> > Lets see, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, zuchinni, summer

> > squash, spinach, corn... maybe not corn, carrots, rhubarb, strawbs....

> > WHEEEEEEEEE!

>

> Spinach needs to go in early .. it will bolt when the weather gets hot.

>

> We planted onions and taters last Fall .. and will plant more this Spring

> but those we planted last Fall are up and growing now. Some folks might

> be surprised at how many seeds and plants can overwinter. Plants do what

> they must to procreate. We have volunteer tomatoes, pepper, eggplant,

> watermelon, cucumbers and many other veggies each year .. hard to kill a

> lot of them. Lettuce we had last year is up now and we are harvesting

> it.

>

> > Kathleen Petrides

> > Bead Hussy

> > http://www.BeadHussy.com

>

> Y'all keep smiling. :-)

>

> Butch .. http://www.AV-AT.com

>

> PS: Gmail allowed me back into my account .. just a few minutes ago.

>