Here we are in the beginning of June and my in ground home farm is starting to really blossom (finally!). Since we endured a late frost, we lost a few plants we started from seeds, like my cucumbers and pepper plants. But we just bought some pepper plants and planted more cucumber seeds and now we are back in business!
We live in the woods in Kansas and our biggest pest is the deer. We have photos of trampled plants with deer hooves next to it and I really want to eat my food, not just feed those animals. I went on HomeFarming.com and read some really creative and helpful tips from the Home Farming community. Some people suggested spraying the plants, others suggested tying old CDs/DVDs shiny side-out and hanging them up around the farm. Another suggestion was to plant really hot pepper plants around the outside. I liked the motion sense sprinkler idea too! I’m planning to also have a sprinkler repair service as my old ones need refurbishment. That site is so very helpful, the community really joins together to provide support and tips.
I installed an electric fence around the outside of our home farm. It was easiest for us to do it that way because we already had the supplies from when we owned goats. So far it is working well, but only time will tell!
Here are some photos of our little sprouts! I am really getting excited about the cucumbers, tomatoes and sweet corn. I can’t wait for those to bloom and grow. I’m researching and learning how to use Kohlrabi, Anise, Fennel and Beets. Those are a few plants I have never grown before, nor have I ever prepared.
I learned a whole lot about food since I started to grow my own. I learned that not picking the Arugula when it was small and young means it now tastes burnt. I also learned that some plants (like cucumbers) are a lot more “wimpy” when it comes to cold temps. Triscuit’s creation of the HomeFarming site and community is a huge help for beginners like me. Being able to use those experienced farmers as resources is priceless!
Would you like to take a walk with me through my home farm? Here I am on an early Sunday morning!
I will be back in two weeks! Hopefully by then I can show off a few teeny tiny tomatoes or peppers! I hope your home farms are sprouting and growing too. What are you growing? Are they bigger or doing better than mine?
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Your garden looks wonderful. How exciting to see all those sprouts.
Sorry you lost a few, but you’re bouncing back strong. It’s really doing quite well.
Glad the electric fence is holding back the deer too!
We had to replant cucumbers too. We also lost some tomatoes. We started our seeds inside and may have transferred the seedlings too early. Our biggest success so far is dill– my favorite! 🙂
It is looking good! I can’t wait to see what all you get out of it.
That is awesome you had everything on hand to do an electric fence. I have never heard of the CD trick. I may have to give that a try. The deer here are just as horrible.
Wow everything looks amazing! I am truly impressed and inspired! I wish we were in similar gardening zones so I could duplicate everything you’re doing!
That is so cool!
Looks great! I started with seedlings this year, but I’m so excited to see them growing already. Can’t wait to see how your plants progress, too.
We’ve got string beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, blueberries, strawberries, squash, and zucchini. I need to figure out something so some of them grow vertical. No deer here – just squirrels and birds that I think stole the only two blueberries that came out!