Juli Lawrence – Rakish Gardening

June 9th, 2008

I can’t believe I didn’t even think of this. I’m growing extra tomato plants to entice the squirrels away from my main garden – a kind of trap planting. But I’ve been saying they can’t eat (or take bites of and toss on the ground, the little devils) all the extras I’ve planted. And I can only can so many tomatoes.

So here’s my pledge, and I hope other gardeners will do the same: those extra tomatoes will go to local food pantries. In fact, I’ve got some extra room with nothing growing, so I’m going to head to the nursery tomorrow and pick up extra tomato plants.

I’m going to grow as many tomatoes as I can, and donate all my surplus produce to the pantries. Let’s hope for a bountiful year and spread healthy, organic produce to as many people as we can, shall we?

http://www.grow-a-row.org

• Aphids at the nursery!
• They popped
• Update on my squirrel problem
• What’s growin’
• Tomatoes are in the bath…

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