Groundhog update

Well so far so good.

It has been a week and Mr Groundhog has not been seen.  PHEW!  And the garden is growing.

New beans and peas are sprouting up again.   I harvested my spinach as well since is it a cool weather plant.  Cucumbers are growing, tomatoes are appearing and zucchini  :)

We are extremely dry here, to the point they are whispering drought.   :(

I have been watering my garden daily, but the poor plants are still thirsty.   My dear husband hated to see me carry water to the garden so often,  so we decided to purchase some triple shredded mulch.

I watered everything very well and then placed the mulch around the base of each plant, keeping it about 2-3 inches away from the stem itself.     

Last evening a line of much needed rain came through, infact it is still raining this morning.  I was able to fill my rain barrel again which was near empty.   My plants are loving this much needed rain.    More is forecast for this evening.

Tomorrow I will have to reapply the cayenne pepper mixture, fox urine, ammonia and epsom salts. 

Life is good !

Starting Seed Pots from Newspaper

I am sure most of us like to save money.   

I found this really neat idea to help save money if you start your seeds for your garden.

You will need newspaper, a glass and masking tape.

Cut each full sheet of newspaper in 4 pieces.

Fold each square into thirds

Roll the folded paper around a small juice glass with 1" overhanging the bottom.  Tape the edges with a small piece of masking tape, which will decompose along with the newspaper.

To form the bottom, fold the newspaper down and tape in place.

Press down to flatten the bottom.

Remove the pot and you're done!

This is a great way to recycle newspaper !!!

Any thoughts?