When Birds Attack!

These birds are relentless! I put up bird netting and they still found a way into my tomatoes! I have lost aver 50 tomatoes! Oh and did I mention one pepper?! This is crazy. I re-netted my tomatoes and we'll see if I can salvage a few after all my efforts.

This would be one of the guilty little monsters helping himself to some of the tomatoes I had to throw out just this morning!

I hope birds do not eat lemons!

My squash and cucumbers are still untouched!

This is the ruined pepper!

Maybe my garden angel needs a BB gun??? Hmmmmm!

Garden Pests !!

Today I spied the first squirrel I have ever had in my yard! So I have decided that it must be the squirrel and birds that are helping themselves to my tomato buffet. I have just ordered some plant pest netting (it will arrive tomorrow) and I hung two aluminum pie tins to try and scare them off as well.

I have read suggestions of feeding the birds and squirrels but I believe this will only attract more to my yard.

I'll keep you posted!

Holes in my tomatoes!!!

Something invaded my tomatoes!!! I did not encounter this problem last year. These are the affected tomatoes. I sprayed all my plants with Garden Safe Fruit and Vegetable insect killer. It is safe to use up to day of harvest. I inspected all my plants and saw no sign of the guilty intruders.

Flooding rain did not harm my "crop"

ALL THE RAIN WE HAD...9 inches in one day...did not harm my babies!!!!!!!!!!


Carrot seeds are sprouting in my windowsill "GREENHOUSE"

Radishes started from seeds are sprouting.
Oregano started from seeds is ready to transplant

This is my recycled, repurposed, makeshift planter. It contains yellow crookneck squash and cucumbers.

This is my new dwarf Meyer Lemon tree.

Meyer Lemons are wonderful large lemons that have an orangy taste! Yummmm

THIS IS MY NEW STRAWBERRY IN A SELF-WATERING POT

THE RED AND YELLOW PEPPERS ARE DOING JUST FAB!!

HERE WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF TOMATOES

April Showers were great!

We had a few rainy day, but now the sun is shining again and my garden plants are happy.  Sofia is happy too...she can play outside in her playhouse and sandbox while I putter around.

 

This is my new lemon tree...I need to repot it.
 

The romaine is really good....I have been using it for salads.

Tomatoes galore!   I counted 41 total on all my plants.  Wow!!

My red and yellow peppers are producing as well.

I have a few more plants to plant:  Strawberry, watermelon, yellow squash (my squash did not do so well last year they were mutant looking), and cucumber.  I need to go out and get more pots.

Happy planting!!!

Salad anyone?

Tomatoes up close

The romaine lettuce is growing like crazy

Lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, kumquat tree

2 containers of tomatoes growing strong.
Tomatoes

Green onions, tomatoe, herbs doing well.