Chifffie gardens

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:02 pm

Then whatever creature we have is mimicking armadillos. We don't have them here.
It really has me bugged. There are areas where there may be 20-30 of these little holes in our yard. At least whatever it is seems to have quit trashing the flowers I planted. I am still inclined to say skunk. The only thing that doesn't fit is we've not smelled skunk at all and usually do if there's one around.

I guess this varmint will remain one of life's little mysteries.

We did have a 4'long black snake drinking out of the dog water bowl the other day. It's a testament to how dry it is here that this snake continued to drink for about 3 minutes while we (and several dogs) stood about 5 ' from him watching.

hyldemoer · Post by **hyldemoer** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:16 am

I was giving my eldertrees and the valerian, black cohosh, goldenseal, wild ginger, figwort, and various mints planted under them a spot of water this morning when I discovered I have a fine crop of kittens just about ready to be harvested as well.

I don't think I can afford to this year though. I might leave them out there to reseed.

Caroluna · Post by **Caroluna** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:00 am

We could use a barn cat. I don't suppose you can Fed Ex us some kitty seeds?

We've never had an outdoor cat, but I'm starting to seriously consider it. Now that we have the aviary and pole barn I'm starting to notice lots more mice. How do you encourage an outdoor cat to be independant enough to catch mice, yet not wander off entirely?

djm · Post by **djm** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:03 am

Caroluna wrote:How do you encourage an outdoor cat to be independant enough to catch mice, yet not wander off entirely?

Provide water, a small amount of food, and shelter in the same building you want protexted. This is not guaranteed, but gives you a better chance of keeping them.

You have a barn for your poles?

djm

hyldemoer · Post by **hyldemoer** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:09 am

You might try contacting a local vet and ask if they know of someone trying to find a home for a good mouser.

Make sure its been neutered. Their species can be very invasive under the right conditions.

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:41 pm

I've posted a bunch of pics of my first experience with (non-container) gardening. Still in the developing and discovering stages. Some plants are still filling out their alloted spaces. Some, I've yet to see how they grow and whether they're properly situated. The photos were taken at different times since I moved into this house exactly a year ago. Most of the photos are from within the past month. The rocks placed on the hillside, I lugged via my car trunk from my mom's house, about 7 at a time. I dug out and terraced the hill (I hope I didn't create a disaster next rainy season...) and put gardening soil in the trences. A wonder I didn't blow out my spine.
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Tony

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:55 pm

I fixed the link so you don't have to sign in. (I mean I figured it out.)
Tony

Caroluna · Post by **Caroluna** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:50 pm

TonyHiggins wrote:I've posted a bunch of pics of my first experience with (non-container) gardening. ...The photos were taken at different times since I moved into this house exactly a year ago.
Tony

Your pictures are gorgeous! I wish I had rocks in my garden... :envious:

I couldn't get the photos to appear larger than thumbnail size. Maybe the site was acting flaky ??? I'll try again later.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:02 pm

'bout 11 minutes later...works fine for me.