More Alstroemeria. 6.26.2021

These Alstroemeria were arpt the old place. I remember planting pink ones but not red. Ning dug them up and planted into a container. They are tough plants and very pretty.

Deer Repellant. 6.26.2021.

I bought some "liquid fence" which seems to work, but that can become expensive. I think the main idea is to use something stinky, especially sulfur based. Many home recipes for deer repellant make use of eggs and garlic, blended and allowed to ferment. Here is "The enemy". Plus there is a doe and two fawns. That's a lot of garden plants. I feel sorry for the deer, but they can reduce years of garden efforts to nothingness overnight, due to one forgotten gate or one weak spot in the fence. This buck is new to the neighborhood.

I blended 6 eggs, a scoop of home made hot sauce that is too hot for me to handke, and several cloves of garlic. And sone water. That was yesterday. It's not that stinky yet, so I'll give it time.

When it's basically gag worthy, I'll filter out the solids and dilute the liquid to spray susceptable plants and shoots. I can also leave the residue among those plants, mainly squashes now.

Damn Deer. 6.21.2021

Deer have broken into all of the fenced areas where I'm growing squash. Squash has a reputation for not being a deer favorite. However, they have always eTen away at mine. These fences are not tall, but I hoped that the narrow area woukd be a deterrent. I sprayed all of the squash plants with Liquid Fence. I found an old bag of Milorganite lying around, and spread that too. I will need to be vigilant. They eat giant leaves and succulent young growth tips. The aplants can handle losing a few, but once it starts the animals keep eating them. Photos dont show much - you cant photograph what isn't there. I think tomorrow I should see if I still have some net barriers. That may help too.

Alstroemeria. 6.21.2021

These are the Alstroemeria that I bought this year for container growing. If zi remember, I'll add one that I grew from a start of an older clump. These look like they will remain very compact. Nice bloom, too.

Repotting Apple Seedlings. 6.21.2021

I noticed that the Calypso x Golden Sentinel apple seedlings, that I started during the winter, seem to have started a growth spurt. I transplanted them into larger containers. I've never grown apple seeds, so this is new to me. The stems seem stout, with narrow internodes, so maybe they are columnar like Golden Sentinel. I don't know for certain. One had mildew during wet season and they look a bit fuzzy now? So I sprayed them with "Safer" sulfur spray.