Upon arriving home from a week away I took a quick stroll of the garden to assess the chaos. The blight had taken over all of our tomato plants :(. I have carrots that are waiting for me to free them from the weeds. Piles of beautiful broccoli florets ready to be picked, and a few green peppers sizing up nicely. There was also handful of green beans that grew on the three green bean vines that survived the Vine Chomper. When we left last weekend, there were about a half-dozen nice ears of corn that looked like they were going to be beautifully ready when we got home. I guess they were ready early and a little Corn Thief decided to help us out. These cobs were peeled and eaten, down to the last kernel! Next year's gardening plan is going to involve battle strategies against our local wildlife!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Corn Thief!
Upon arriving home from a week away I took a quick stroll of the garden to assess the chaos. The blight had taken over all of our tomato plants :(. I have carrots that are waiting for me to free them from the weeds. Piles of beautiful broccoli florets ready to be picked, and a few green peppers sizing up nicely. There was also handful of green beans that grew on the three green bean vines that survived the Vine Chomper. When we left last weekend, there were about a half-dozen nice ears of corn that looked like they were going to be beautifully ready when we got home. I guess they were ready early and a little Corn Thief decided to help us out. These cobs were peeled and eaten, down to the last kernel! Next year's gardening plan is going to involve battle strategies against our local wildlife!
Sounds like Rocky Racoon and friends came to visit while you were away!
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