This past weekend we built the greenhouse. Ryan had built the platform mostly prior to the weekend but was missing a last few pieces of wood so Saturday he picked up supplies and finished the platform and sill to install the greenhouse on then started putting it together.
While he did that Alex and I watered, weeded and started weeding the garden near the house where eventually we’ll put some new plants.
With the fruit garden this week we have been battling the deer. The reason we built that garden was to protect our mulberry trees better as the deer have destroyed them every year now. We hoped they wouldn’t jump in the garden but they must have been because they have eaten both trees quite badly as usual.
They have yet to touch the blueberry bushes and grapes at least.
So this weekend we put a second layer of screening up to hopefully deter the deer from jumping. 2 rolls was evidently not enough so we used both pieces we had around the trees last year and still couldn’t make it around to the doorway side. Hopefully deer are not very bright 🙁
Who knows maybe this garden will get an upgrade next year if it survives.
In the vegetable garden the seeds that we planted last week are poking through!
Near the garden we are teaming with wild life. We had a turtle come to visit – he moved into the bush behind the garden once we startled him but the girls all got to see him.
I’ll try to continue to document the garden for my own sake (and planning next year). Crossing fingers we keep the unwanted critters out!
This weekend was a very productive weekend working on the gardens. Saturday morning Ryan got up early and got right to work on the vegetable garden (we also worked on the garden one night last week so we had a head start on the last 3 fence sections.
On Sunday we switched gears over to the fruit garden which is our plan to keep the deer away from the mulberry trees we’ve had for 2 years now. Ryan built 2 smaller raised beds for the blueberry bushes and grape vines I want to grow and he started a new area around the trees.
It was a very productive weekend and next weekend maybe the green house will go up and we’ll finish up the last touches to the gardens. Then i’ts just up maintaining and keeping all these plants alive!