Garden Weekend

The sun is shining (finally). The flowers are blooming. How can a Friday be so long? My garden is calling and my work is too. Should I listen to the work or the garden? The ground is too wet to really get into the dirt; but this would be a great time to dig postholes for the garden fence. The deer were so brutal last year. They must be excluded this year somehow.

Deer can jump 18’ flat footed. The fence will only be 8’ high. I am hoping a combination of fence and bags of human hair will at least deter them. I will also attach a rain gauge to the fence and a maximum minimum thermometer to help with data collection. There will also be a tree cam to catch the rascals in the act of eating my goodies. At least I can enjoy watching them eat. A motion detector might be a good idea too; but the ones on the eaves of the house don’t seem to have any effect at all.

It is not too wet to set out some cabbage plants in raised beds. I have a few in the greenhouse that are getting too big for their pots. To heck with work, it is time to start the weekend.

David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/