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
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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
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Garden bed. Needs a lot more soil, and sides. Arugula has gone bitter, too hot. #gardening
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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 threadAI6YR BenMar 2
Bed filled with some potting soil, mixed with my existing garden soil for some inoculation, hopefully. Needs sides and top or the squirrel will eat it all. Another day... #gardening
Show threadAI6YR BenMar 2
Clueless lizard got stuck in some metal mesh... twice. Check out his blue belly! Moved him over on top of the compost pile. #lizard
Show threadDarwin Woodka
@ai6yr they're so dumb. Had one we rescued like three times from the same fenceline.
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