[rightly_dividing]

Thanks.

I managed to post before I finished putting up all the pictures. Maybe more today if I get through with things I have going on.

I haven’t had deer trouble, though some would water just down the hill from the garden. I haven’t seen any deer since coyotes have moved into the area. Either they moved on to get away from the coyotes, or were killed by them. People around here feed the deer, but we haven’t seen any in over a year, about the same time the dogs moved in. Haven’t seen any wild hogs either.

[Marcella]

I planted 6 sunflower seedlings about 5 inches tall, one was 7 inches, with four of them along the back wall of the garden in regular dirt except I kept their potting soil mix around them when putting them in the holes. I had to find holes in the landscaping cover that I knew were there. Was in a crouched position in the small space between the net room and the back wall. Had four across there and was crouching, then sitting on a stool was the pits for the lower back. Then, moved down a ways to plant one in a strawberry planter that was just sitting there.

Turned around, and Prissy had dug up one I planted. I was furious - grabbed her, popped her on the butt, went through the No, No, No, thing, brought her in house and put her in her bedroom (downstairs bathroom) and shut her in there.

Went back outside and saved the stem with just two leaves left attached, and planted it again. Don't know if it will live. She was about to get another one when I caught her, and had to firm that one up again. Then, put a big black 3 gal. pot at each end of the planted line of plants so she can't get to them. Went back and planted the one in the strawberry pot. Put the biggest one in a large ceramic pot already out there. So, four are in the ground and two in pots. Then, I watered them.

By this time, I was a mess of sweat pouring down my face and everywhere else. Came in, off the clothes and into shower and hair wash. I did all that by 10:30 am. I am not going out there the rest of the day. It's 80 degrees out there but it felt like 100 when I was working out there.

I can sit in my chair and look through the triple expanse of glass with glass door in middle and see the whole garden. It looks just fine in the sunshine and I'm staying in the cool house.

I did let the dog out of her bedroom after my shower. It is not cool, nor acceptable, for her to dig up a seedling I just suffered to raise from seed, and plant. Oh, the sunflowers are Sunspot and Velvet Queen.

[Sarajevo]

Neighbors have dogs, but I don't since I've found that the chickens don't interact well when dogs are around. The deer end up gravitating yo my small place and messing thing up. There have been reports of coyote and even mountain lion in the area, but I haven't sen either (knock on wood).

Hogs? They're bad news.