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| Daffodils are a sign of spring and also deer resistant. |
Spring
is one of my favorite seasons in the garden because it means winter is over!
When daffodils start peeking out from the cold earth, I know that the season
has turned a corner and warmer weather is on the way.
I
can divide my spring ‘to do’ list into two categories: 1) Things I am doing and
2) Things I should be doing. I think all of us have the best intentions of
putting that ‘should’ list into the ‘doing’ list but if you are like me, you
realize it cannot all get done. The great thing about gardening is that you can
just keep building on what you have already done!
My
spring to do list is very long, so I won’t bore you with all the details of
clean up, checking soil quality, cleaning outdoor containers, trimming grasses,
starting my vegetables from seed indoors and edging the beds. This spring I
want to share something I did not do:
Spray for critters. It was on my "things I should be doing” list and it never made it’s way over to the other list.
Last
fall, in preparation for this spring I planted about 500 tulip bulbs along my
front landscape border. About 2 weeks ago, some little critter dug those tulip
bulbs up like they were mining for gold! The more that furry thief dug, the smarter
her got and I admit I was impressed! He moved on to the other bed of tulips,
and instead of kicking dirt all over my lawn he started digging tidy little
holes to remove the bulbs. I would have been even more impressed had he filled
the holes back up to cover up his thievery.
I suspect it was the fat rabbit hanging out in my yard based on the fact
that my dog will not chase anything unless we are out running and she’s on her
leash (and no, my dog isn’t a digger, she’s a swimmer).
Gardeners
have to be optimists or we’d dig holes for ourselves that are 6 feet deep
rather than the basic 3-6” so I will remain eternally optimistic. Sadly, this
spring I will not be enjoying my stunning display of colorful tulip blooms. However,
I was able to feed some lucky little critter and now I’m passing on this useful
information to you. Remember to spray early, before sprouts come up, and spray
after every hard rain.
I
found an organic critter repellent at my local small town hardware store that I
will spray on my hostas this year, but you can make your own with items you
probably already have in your home. If deer are your only problem, you can go
to www.deer-departed.com (great advice on repelling
deer and the name is adorable). One more piece of advice on critter
spray….don’t stand downwind when spraying, it will make you smell really,
really bad.
Bloom
on!
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A HUGE thanks to Marlene for joining us today. DO you have some pretty blooms in your yard? Critters?? I am so thrilled to see the sun and feel warm breezes. Finally!
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