What did you do in the garden today?

[MissChick@dee]

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I have a funny squirrel in the garden story. At my former home I had hired an acquaintance to paint the trim on my house to get it ready for selling. I had already planted my small garden when his team arrived to start work that lasted about a week. In this yard I had several squirrels, my favorite was "Fat Squirrel" because he was really big and friendly. They always co-existed peacefully with my garden ventures except for them munching gleefully on some mini corn I tried raising. So I came home from work as the painters were leaving for the day and noticed that my lettuce seedlings were torn up. I immediately put down chicken wire to keep the critters out. I was confused because they had never done this in the past 8 years. The following day when I came home from work the painters had left already and again my lettuce had been attacked again. I got the Critter Ridder and gave the garden a good spray. The response from the squirrels, including my friend Fat Squirrel was really intense. I never knew these little creatures could scowl. So the next day I came home from work early as the painters would be finished and I needed to finish paying them. One of the crew came to my door and ask to borrow a broom. I gave him the broom and then watched because I couldn't imagine what he wanted a broom for outside. He lifted the chicken wire from the garden bed and started sweeping the bits of paint chips from the garden catching the lettuce plants as he cleaned. I felt so bad about blaming the squirrels I left treats for them. I also took the chicken wire off the garden and put the Critter Ridder away.

 

[Searsmom]

Yes, ant bait. I have them in my garden, even near the coops. Chickens don't mess with them and obviously they don't eat the ants. I don't blame them, they're mean little b@$÷@*÷$ We put them out every Spring. If it concerns you though, turn a pot over and cover the bait with a little stick or something to leave a gap they can travel underneath to get it. I did that when I found the colony entrance in the middle of the yard. Set the bat next to the entrance, turned the pot over and covered it without a stick and waited a week. No more ants.

Rosemary. I had some ants crawling on my window and counter. I sprinkled dried rosemary and it knocked them out.

I will try it, my only concern is they would take the bait directly into the pot, which is full of roots to absorb whatever's in there. I don't want to make us sick.

 

[igorsMistress]

I will try it, my only concern is they would take the bait directly into the pot, which is full of roots to absorb whatever's in there. I don't want to make us sick.

Maybe water really well and offer a drier pot of dirt next door to coax them over, then move the plant away and put the bait out? I see your concern.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Okay came home 6 marans peeps all in little green coop

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I will try it, my only concern is they would take the bait directly into the pot, which is full of roots to absorb whatever's in there. I don't want to make us sick.

Rosemary is safe to use it’s an herb. That’s what is so great that it kills ants but is non toxic.

 

[Searsmom]

Maybe water really well and offer a drier pot of dirt next door to coax them over, then move the plant away and put the bait out? I see your concern.

Rosemary is safe to use it’s an herb. That’s what is so great that it kills ants but is non toxic.

Gonna try both, overkill 'em to death.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Got the last of my flower beds wired today. It was a race against the rain.

Then it rained...

I got huge bites on my face...like 6 the size of nickels and quarters.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Drop of rain or did bugs bite? I am confused

 

[WthrLady]

Mowed the acreage again today. SHearing team comes tomorrow, then after maybe I'll work in the garden.

Today beyond getting ready for the shear team, I got the stink strips up in the orchard. The deer and it's fawn have been using it as a walking salad buffet.

 

[Rhiannon_In_Nature]

House sitting, so not in my garden, but I did visit a local nursery this morning and bought fragrant begonias for my mom and myself.