Re:Where's the beef???
Are there any dogs in the area?? They love to dig in fresh
manure/compost and have very little respect for what's growing in it.
Bryan Saylor
Herndon, VA
"Pumpkin Passion" <pumpkin_passion@hotmail.com> wrote on 7/2/2001
11:18:30 AM:
>
>Well here we are!! Planning, reading, thinking, looking for seeds,
>researching, and then waiting and watching. I had a late start since
>it is my first year and the site prep had to be done this spring. Then
>the rain hit and our garden was under water for two weeks. Finally
>the day came that the little ones I had been nurturing were able to go
>out and it is a good thing too because I think they were tired of
>being indoors and planning an escape of their own ( they are a bunch
>of rebels!). They took root in the bed that I prepared and spread
>their huge leaves to the sun. Today when I went to measure and count
>leaves I was amazed to find them covered with dirt, kicked over, two
>of them had stem splits and there was freshly broken leaves scattered
>here and there. Fresh cow manure near and far and the fence was torn
>down. WE DON'T HAVE COWS!! I know that we can trap and poison, even
>shoot gophers, moles, even raccoons. If my 7mm had been handy I can't
>imagine what I would have done. ha ha NOT. My 771 Rockwell and the
>715 goodpasture made it ok and the 656 Bhaskaran should bounce back.
>Good thing I had seven plants to start with!! It all happened about
>30 min ago and I had to vent. Guess I should count my blessings, It
>could have been gophers. I can't eat gophers. lol
>
>Deb
>personal best- 20 leaves, 5 blossom buds and a whole lot of beef! :)
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