Working!

Garden wars subsiding.


Basil and bell pepper doing their thing


Acorn squash - the most - impressive - plant planted this year. so far.


Green onions, basil, beans, and tomato flowers


First harvests of the season


Some happy patio stuff


Newish rose garden by the garage in back
(hoping for a rose rainbow: yellow, purple, pinkish, red, peach)

Garden Wars.

Organic gardening can be tough, especially early in the season when getting things going. This year, it sorta seemed like every rabbit, slug, or beetle in Indiana was set on making a home and meal out of CatMatt's garden. At this stage in the game, the garden's winning. Here's what worked:

• for slugs: diatomaceous earth (heard beer traps work; this crazy stuff works even better)
• for rabbits: chicken wire (they climbed through and under the "rabbit-proof fence" and Liquid Fence was ... well ... not for the faint of heart, or stomach)
• for bean beetles: diluted cedar oil (marigolds also help - if the bunnies don't eat them)
  

The garden a month after planting ...


Lettuces (romaine, green leaf)


Green onions, basil and cucumber, and edamame


Acorn squash, eggplant, and cauliflower