The last time I wrote anything, it was 2018. I realized that a lot has changed in my garden in the last couple of years. It’s time to get posting again and let you all know what I’ve been up to in the garden.
In 2018 I finished putting in the perennial raised bed. Some plants have survived better than others. The roses have not made it through a couple of winters so I will pull those out and put in more hardy perennials. That should be nice.
This photo shows what the perennial bed looked like after I got the irises divided and roses installed. It looked really great in 2018. In 2019, some of the plants did not make it, but I managed to keep most of the weeds out of it.
The past couple of years I have added more veggie raised beds, mostly so I can grow potatoes. I’m up to 7 raised beds for veggies now. I know only 6 beds are visible in the photo below, but there are 7 of them.
One of the major challenges in the last year has been voles. Even though I built the beds to reduce tunneling up underneath the beds by ground squirrels (chicken wire is great for that), the voles figured out how to climb into the beds and start tunneling throughout. Last year, they ate every one of my carrots, most of my beets and bit into about half of my potato crop. Seems like every other potato I harvested had a vole bite taken out of it. This year I have to figure out some sort of deterrent to keep them out of my beds. They don’t seem to like onions or garlic, so that’s a plus.
I have managed to keep the deer out of the garden (I’m probably jinxing myself here) for the last couple of years by putting fencing around the garden. I know it’s not tall enough, so if they decide to get in, they can jump the fence, but so far (keep your fingers crossed) they haven’t figured out how to get in. This year I am hoping to get my greenhouse back into production for warm season veggies……..maybe a couple of tomatoes, some beans, and maybe a few herbs.
I’m looking forward to the growing season this year. The onions are already in one of the beds, and I have my potting soil ready to add to the rest of the beds so I can start planting seeds, so I’m anxious for stuff to get growing! Thanks for reading and Happy Gardening, everyone!