AI6YR BenMar 1
Building up the sides of an existing garden bed, and putting on a squirrel discouraging top of some sort. Calendula, arugula, a few assorted edible weeds. Original bottom is pallet wood. Two current issues here I am fixing: not deep enough for soil, squirrels. Last year I walked out here and there were 6 squirrels UNDER the squirrel "proof" cover. #gardening
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 1
Way too hot now, so deployed the heatwave tarp (metallic woven mesh, aluminet). Let's air through but reduces UV and sunlight. #aluminet #heatwaves
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 1
First Monarch of the season. It apparently hatched out inside a squirrel excluding garden bed, had to rescue it. Yes, it's on my hat, lol. #butterfly #Monarch #gardening
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 1
Garden bed. Needs a lot more soil, and sides. Arugula has gone bitter, too hot. #gardening
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 1
Sunlight levels outside the aluminet (20.5), in shade (17), under aluminet (19). Don't know what that is in lumens or percentages. #shade
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 1
Massive, ugly grubs in the soil here. These hatch out to become green beetles.. (apparently too big to be Japanese beetles... they are ugly though... and the big green beetles fly at your face when they hatch lol) . #gardening
Show threadJanice in GA
@ai6yr Here too. Probably why we have a mole problem also.
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Show threadAI6YR BenMar 1
@Archergal Ah yes, they are the favorite of raccoons and possums, too!
Show threadJanice in GAMar 1
@ai6yr Ah. We've had a few possum fatalities or near-fatalities in the last 6-7 years thanks to my dog Willow Possum-Bane. That might be what draws them in.
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 1
@Archergal AHA! I always worry the dog will run into a skunk here for the same reason. 😬
Show threadJanice in GAMar 1
@ai6yr I haven't seen skunks here (or raccoons, for that matter), but I’m notoriously unobservant. We have lotsa bunnies in the area though.