Whee, seed catalogs!

[altivo]

Faced with a forecast of up to seven inches more snow to fall overnight, I chose to bury my muzzle in the seed catalogs and order vegetable seeds. This is, after all, the traditional time of year for it. One of my old standard suppliers had sent a coupon for $20 off any order, even if your order is less than $20. It was due to expire this week, so I used it.

I'm doing the vegetable garden this year. Gary hasn't let me do it for several years because he wanted it his way, but the last two years he just hasn't gotten around to it. I want my tomatoes and lettuce. So, for a total of $7 plus shipping after the discount, I am getting: purple brussels sprouts, mustard greens, arugula, lettuce blend (4 varieties), okra (yum, you can't buy that around here), kohlrabi (you can't buy enough of it here), butternut squash, hot pepper mixture (multiple varieties), red beets, pole beans, slicing and cherry tomatoes. *drools* We have seeds dated from just last year for zucchini, snow peas, chard, and turnips.

Now if it will just stop snowing...

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Re: Discouraging deer

[altivo.livejournal.com]

BTW, The latest advice here is to use plastic netting to make a tent over the garden. It's cheap and light, sold to keep birds out of cherry trees and strawberry beds. You stake down the edges and stretch it over a framework. The deer don't like the feel of it, and it looks solid enough to discourage them even though they could rip right through it if they tried very hard.