Day Fivein which in rains. and rains. and i boo-hoo.
remember that haircut?
apparently i should have saved the abundant clippings because when they are spread about a garden, they repel deer. i never knew that, and boy do i wish i did now.
the deer chomped the top off of one of my tomato plants. Early Girl will be rather delayed if she comes back at all.
my garden is located adjacent a wooded area where rW and i like to watch the deer. well, they came out of hiding, and the empire had to strike back. thank goodness for the internet because there are many recipes for organic deer repellent from which to pick your poison. or rather your stink....
that is the goal. make something stinky the deer won't like. since i threw away all those inches of beautiful red deer hating hair clippings, i improvised a recipe based on what i have on hand based on a few available on the site above.
Deer Repellent
4 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
1/4 cup hot sauce
1 egg
3 cups cold water
process in a blender or food processor. pour into a spray bottle and apply to plant leaves and all over garden containers.
now i need to buy rW a new indoor plant mister because i stole his spray bottle for this adventure. he deserves better mister anyway.
speaking of rw.... he planted his herbs!cilantro, rosemary, basil, spearmint, and oregano.
in other garden news, the peppers are very happy. all 5 pepper plants have what appears to be the start of little buds. yay! also, my honey dew has finally taken his prozac and lifted himself off the couch to play with the other melons. all of my melon vines seem to be recovering from the pounding the thunderstorm rain gave them. i have some leaf damage here and there but they are shrugging it off fairly well. pumpkin is extremely happy!
and outside the garden...
today i was called to jury duty. actually i was called on may 11th and rescheduled. i am very glad i did because i was #92 and on may 11th they called 240 people. today they called just 70. now they can't bug me for two whole years!
i also knitted for the first time in about three weeks. just a few rounds on a sleeve while i waited for trader joe's to open this morning. i hope i can get back into the swing of the needles!
2 comments:
Every year I'm struck with a strong desire to plant and never get around to it. If I actually did, I bet the deer would flock to my yard because just how deer like to treat me. That's very interesting about the hair. I'll have to pass that along to some of my friends.
I think things will turn out ok
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