Kitchen garden

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you protect your tomatoes from squirrels and rodents?

DP. Mesh netting works for the squirrels mostly — also sort of depends on how much rain there is, I find they're more eager to take unripe tomatoes in search of water if it's been dry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To avoid the squash borer, plant later in the season.

In addition to zucchini and yellow squash, I also grow tomatoes, eggplant, Swiss Chard and Spinach, I also grow basil, parsley, and dill

The squash borer always takes my zucs! I have already planted them for the season but will try this next year. How late do you wait to plant?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you protect your tomatoes from squirrels and rodents?

We trap and shoot them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you protect your tomatoes from squirrels and rodents?

We trap and shoot them.

And then fry them up?

[Anonymous]

I live in the city, so I don't have the space for a proper veg garden (and I don't want to feed the rats.)

But I have a couple of homemade (3D printed) hydroponic set-ups. Perpetually harvesting lettuce and herbs. And I just got some new bare-root strawberry plants, since I'm always so sad when berry season ends. We'll see how they like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you protect your tomatoes from squirrels and rodents?

Never had a problem. They do have natural food and water sources at the end of my yard, so that probably helps.

[Anonymous]

I plant what likes to grow in my yard:
tomatoes, peppers, cukes, and herbs.

Zucchini plants grow large, but don't seem to produce (they flower). Early spring crops like broccoli, peas and brussels usually struggle with insects. Melons grow to a small size, and then seem to die.

Corn takes up too much room, and its cheaper to buy at local markets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you protect your tomatoes from squirrels and rodents?

Never had a problem. They do have natural food and water sources at the end of my yard, so that probably helps.

With the exception of birds, my herbs are generally left alone.

For my tomatos, my planters are metal troughs that I top with a mesh fabric held aloft by tomato cages. If a squirrel gets too comforable, I relocate them using a live trap. (Thankfully, I have not yet captured a rat.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I plant what likes to grow in my yard:
tomatoes, peppers, cukes, and herbs.

Zucchini plants grow large, but don't seem to produce (they flower). Early spring crops like broccoli, peas and brussels usually struggle with insects. Melons grow to a small size, and then seem to die.

Corn takes up too much room, and its cheaper to buy at local markets.

FYI and zucchini, sometimes I have this problem - depends on whether someone in my neighborhood is keeping honeybees or not . If not, I just pollinate them myself with a q-tip (take pollen from the male and rub it into the female blossom).

[Anonymous]

I grow different types of beets but don’t know what to do with the green top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grow different types of beets but don’t know what to do with the green top.

It’s good sautéed with garlic and shallots.

[Anonymous]

I only grow a few things: lettuce (spring), cucumber, tomato, basil. But we eat garden lettuce all spring, and usually have more tomatoes and cucumbers than we need.

I don't like squash, but I planted pumpkin one year and found it too space-intensive for the harvest I got. Broccoli is also too space-intensive. I used to have strawberries and they do okay, but my dog eats them so I stopped. Other fruit (berries, apples) didn't really take.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grow different types of beets but don’t know what to do with the green top.

It’s good sautéed with garlic and shallots.

Thanks! I’m curious to see how it tastes in quiches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you protect your tomatoes from squirrels and rodents?

We trap and shoot them.

And then fry them up?

Squir-au-vin

[Anonymous]

I mostly grow tomatoes.

I've tried squash many times but they keep falling victim to squash borers.

I started with herbs and they come back most years, which I love.

Lately I planted blueberries and am using mesh bags to keep the birds away.

We've had volunteer mulberries for years and the birds always take all of those.