They've never given zucchinis to their friends, neighbors, coworkers, and casual acquaintances and don't understand why you would. They didn't watch The Victory Garden with Roger Swain on PBS as a kid. They don't know the joys of getting a seed catalogue in the mail and dreaming about next year's garden while sitting by a winter fire. They don't experience failure in their endeavors in quite the same way as a gardener does and therefore have never truly experienced failure. They don't get excited when they see earthworms...or bees. They think bunnies and squirrels are cute. They don't understand the callous heart you must develop to be able to thin seedlings you've raised from seed. (It's serial killing and you must become a serial killer.) They worry more about food security because they don't realize there's enough zucchini for us all. They think seed-saving is something that happens at a fertility bank. They think worm castings have t
Built a trellis for cordoning tomatoes and cucumbers in RB1 (raised bed one.) Transplanted two tomatoes. It became too cold and rainy to continue. Will transplant the rest of the tomatoes and peppers over the next couple of days. Zucchini is coming up in the big container. Longfellow and Little Potato cukes are coming up in RB1. The rabbits dug a very deep hole in RB2 and have eaten almost all of the lettuce plants in both beds. I ordered a trap from ACE Hardware. Hopefully I will get it in a couple of days so I can start the removal process. Planting pumpkin, mustard and cowpeas today and tomorrow.