The weather today was so beautiful. As a result, we started our early Spring planting in the garden this afternoon. One row of Little Marvel Peas.Little Marvel Peas: This is a popular bush variety for shelling. Excellent for eating fresh, canning or freezing. Produces an early crop in the home garden. 62 days for peas to mature. Grows 2 to 3 feet in height.
Per a viewer suggestion, we also planted some lettuce around the perimeter of the garden so the deer, rabbits and other critters will eat the lettuce on the exterior and "never" come inside.
Here's some other viewer suggestions:
-Human Hair: Deer don't like people, so catch the clippings from your next trip to the barber and sprinkle the hair around the perimeter.
-Bath Soap: Drill holes in bars of soap and hang around the garden. Might also try rags with Skin-so-Soft or other smelly oils. Deer don't like the smell
-Bacon Greese: Rabbits hate bacon grease. Sprinkle some around the perimeter and "they'll run like mad," according to one viewer.
Send us your suggestions/gardening tips to bwatts@wdbj7.com and we'll post them on the blog.
1 comment:
Hey Brent,
You might also want to try Tobasco sauce. Just sprinkle it around the outside of the garden. The animals hate the stincky smell.
Ed
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