Week 3... Oh DEER.. sigh

This week was super exciting for me! With some good cleaning of the garden started, I felt really accomplished. So many things are up above ground now and looking wonderful! However, with a garden you have so many things to worry about... bugs, mold, fungus and animals. We had our first attack, conveniently on Saturday before picture day. Some doe decided that since the radishes and beets were up and looking so amazing they would test taste it for us.. Well ,apparently the LOVED it as the mowed the whole row down! The day after I took the pictures the deer must have come back and this time ate all the radishes in the front right corner but left all the salad greens.. sigh. I did go out on Tuesday, stuck sticks in the ground tied string/ twine onto them to create a barrier. As well as empty beer can crushed and tied together ans stung on fishing line to make noise.. whew what a lot of work! On top of all of that the older boys and I took turns with "deer duty" which consisted of sitting out side with Macy and scaring the deer away. 6 am til 9 am and 7 pm til 9 pm was our watch hours. Macy such the amazing dog that she is would even chase them off then come back to the porch and just watch!

Now onto the picture show :)

Deer Print

Carrots
Beets
Radishes.. Whats left anyways

Radish.. *sniff sniff*
Onions

Parsnip.. still not up
Bush Beans.. a few poking their tops out :)

Left to Right:
Yukon Gold
Fingerlings
Red Russet
Goodness, I hope I am getting the names right!

Chickpeas... I have to say these were a blast to uncover. Discovering the next plant like Wheres Waldon.. only Wheres the Chickpeas.. haha

Red Kidney (L)
White Beans (R)

Tiger Eye Beans.. Holy wow do we have a whole lot of beans ;)

Red Cabbage (L)
Green Cabbage (R)

Bush Beans (L)
Brussel Sprouts (R)






Peas:

Left to Right:
Peas
Broccoli
Green Kale
Red Kale

Greens:
Clockwise, starting from the left:
Onion, Radish, Watercress, Peas, Micro greens, Fennel, Cress and Mustard

Sweet Potato

Nasturtium (top)
Cilantro (bottom)

Basil (top)
Parsley (bottom)

Chives (top)
Oregano (middle)
Thyme (bottom)






Grapes:

Squash/Pumpkin

Butternut Squash

Corn/ Clover





Tomatoes:

Tomato (L)
Cucumber (R)
Dill (middle)

Peppers

White Potatoes





Well, there you have it.. Week 3 in a nutshell! More then likely we will replant the radishes, in time. In the mean time we will continue with deer duty and fixing the fence! The excitement is brewing for next week when the whole family will be together for gardening time! I hope to share a whole lot more progress with you all!

Happy Gardening!
 <3  T