As I mentioned in my first post on gardening, I want to make this a weekly post. I am not an expert gardener, and I have made plenty of mistakes, but my adventures may help others have more fun and success.
Also, I now have a page dedicated to gardening, that will contain all past and future posts, as well as resources I have found useful.
The week when I discovered what fox urine smell likes...
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I was going to hold off with the fox urine: I had not seen any signs of rabbits within my garden fence. I have only seen them hanging around outside it. That was until around noon today. As I stepped out of my house into the yard, I spied a large rabbit eating grass within the garden perimeter. When I ran after it, the creature darted off towards the gate, and squeezed itself, with a little bit of struggle, through the metal fencing.
Sigh.
After doing a thorough inspection of my plants, especially the recently sprouted cucumber and bean seedlings, I headed to the shed, and pulled out the granulated fox urine I ordered two weeks ago. The stuff I thought I would not have to use. I was aware of how much the stuff smelled: there were enough reviews on Amazon warning of it. When I opened the container, I found that it was "protected" by a safety seal.
Sigh.
Of course, I was too lazy to get a razor to remove that material. Instead, I used my fingernail to peel it back. Big mistake. I got it on my finger. Hours later, and I can still smell a faint odor.
Sigh.
(How does it smell? Just one small step below that of a skunk. Hopefully the rabbits are repulsed by it, too.)
Other than the rabbits, I am pleased with the progress of my plants. I am experimenting with spacing (I placed things closer than recommended on the packaging), so I am curious to see how that goes. I am also interested in how effective the Neem oil turns out to be against pests. Finally, I am thinking ahead concerning supports for my pole beans. I would like to get them built and installed by next week.
While I am not happy about the rabbit situation, they have not managed to damage my plants so far. So that is a positive. Let us see whether the fox urine works.
As with most things in life, I am taking this one day at a time.
It is what it is.
(Oh, and tomorrow is a new day.)
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