Attack Of The Birds

So it turns out that we’re not the only ones excited about our little patio garden. Who else could be as excited as us you ask? Well I’ll tell you who, the birds.

They’ve been enjoying the strawberries, which would explain why I haven’t had any to pick in awhile.

And they really love the carrot tops, there used to be about a dozen carrots in there. I’m curious if the carrots are still ok and if I could still harvest them.



Awesome. So yesterday Todd found some old cds, cut them in half, punched a hole in them and tied them to a string. The shininess is supposed to keep the birds away and I sure hope it works.



There are tons of flower buds on the strawberries so I’m really hoping the birds stay away so we can finally have some!



The other container of carrots is doing great and I think that I could probably pick some of them. That’s the hardest part for me, knowing when things are ready to be picked. I'm thinking that these ones didn't get eaten because they were planted with chives. Definitely something to keep in mind for next time.



Both the pole beans and the peppers have buds on them, which is exciting.





And the tomato plant is getting pretty huge. I think I should probably do something to help it grow more upright though, it’s looking a bit like the leaning tower of Pisa.



So the adventure, and the learning, continues. But all in all I still think things are going pretty well.

We haven't been up to my grandparents' house in a little while but my grandpa told me that the broccoli are getting heads on them and the watermelon's are starting to come up. We're planning on going up today so there may be more gardening updates later on.

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