Yesterday I saw something green at the base of a "dead" raspberry plant. And as I looked at the other three plants in my little row I found new green leaves at the base of every one of them! Thank You Lord! Only God can make a dead plant grow!
As I suspected the bird nest in the rhubarb plant is way down near the ground, sideways and as of yesterday with only one egg of the 4 that Ms Bird laid. Maybe she has learned something? The plants are growing pretty well so I think I will have some rhubarb to sell next week. The grass around the plants needs to be mowed again.
Today was senior discount day at the farm store so I bought a few tomato plants, summer squash, broccoli, and a few other things. They didn't have a few of the things I want so I will check at the discount store and might end up going to Walmart. The nearest Walmart (or any big box store) is 40 miles away and if I have to buy plants I want to support our local folks before going somewhere else.
My packrat trapping efforts have been successful lately. I caught two, then after 3 nights of not catching any moved the trap and caught one last night. I'm sure there are a lot more waiting for their turn. I've never caught two at a time but it is possible. A few years ago I had a trap set in the corn patch to catch whatever was feasting there. In the morning there were two young raccoons in the trap! I have also caught two mice with one snap of the trap several times. It seems that those youngsters are never far from a sibling.
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