tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post1884961790934510371..comments2024-02-27T18:47:31.191-08:00Comments on From Seed To Table: Garden Update - October 19, 2016Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-78739805458433312622016-10-20T10:32:42.839-07:002016-10-20T10:32:42.839-07:00The rats are a plague this year. I found another o...The rats are a plague this year. I found another one in a trap up in the tomato foliage this morning! And this is the second time they've munched on a car, they got the wiring harness in my last car (expensive!).<br /><br />I leave the roots to retain organic material in the soil. It gives the worms and other soil critters something to feed on when they rot and I speculate that it helps to Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-45513769609597186212016-10-20T07:27:23.955-07:002016-10-20T07:27:23.955-07:00Wow - that's crazy with the rats...I can't...Wow - that's crazy with the rats...I can't believe they are eating car parts now! I have a question - why do you leave the pepper roots in the ground? I usually only do that to legumes but it would certainly be easier to snip off the pepper plants rather than pulling them up. And I LOVE the bungee cord idea - I may use that next year on my asparagus ferns which lean over so much that Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-24601352627334497642016-10-19T18:37:50.943-07:002016-10-19T18:37:50.943-07:00We eat a lot of veggies around here too! And some ...We eat a lot of veggies around here too! And some get preserved for the leaner winter months. And I only eat tomatoes from the garden, in whatever form, fresh when they're producing, dried, canned, frozen sauce and puree and paste. The dehydrator is going full tilt right now and I'm stuffing the freezer.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-1195023438412576222016-10-19T18:34:37.297-07:002016-10-19T18:34:37.297-07:00Don't tempt me!Don't tempt me!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-50807825744952867462016-10-19T15:45:41.961-07:002016-10-19T15:45:41.961-07:00Bravo one less rat!!
I do admire your perseverance...Bravo one less rat!!<br />I do admire your perseverance and diligence. Your ingenuity overcame many obstacles. Thanks also for the sow bugs idea. I eat about 2 pounds of vegies a day. What do you do with your enormous harvest besides sharing with the rats. DDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039721435518231693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-57767485147291750162016-10-19T10:46:19.845-07:002016-10-19T10:46:19.845-07:00Scratch one more DR! How about getting a Jack Russ...Scratch one more DR! How about getting a Jack Russell terrier? I hear they're excellent rat-catchers.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-83717850385862959832016-10-19T10:37:46.622-07:002016-10-19T10:37:46.622-07:00I would leave it there to scare off its friends, b...I would leave it there to scare off its friends, but they do tend to get a little stinky. Gustus is a great variety, I think it's a keeper.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-439775590468820468.post-14113136669942086872016-10-19T10:33:09.965-07:002016-10-19T10:33:09.965-07:00Hooray, one less rat. Leave him there to show his ...Hooray, one less rat. Leave him there to show his friends. Using bungees on the corn is a good idea. I've had good results from Gustus Brussels sprouts, and your look good too.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.com