Today, I’m grateful for ripe blueberries.
It’s satisfying to see the bird netting doing its job, protecting the blueberry bushes as the the berries ripen. A handful a day is a happy harvest!
What are you grateful for today?
Today, I’m grateful for twist-ties and bamboo garden stakes.
The ripening blueberries on my two small bushes would probably disappear if I didn’t have the means to build a cage of netting around them to keep the animals away. I’m thankful that I was able to find netting and poles at a local garden shop. And thankful for a good supply of twist-ties to hold it all together. 🙂
What are you grateful for today?
Today, I’m grateful for ripening blueberries.
It’s the end of June in New England. My strawberry plants have stopped producing, but here come the blueberries! They’re mostly green right now, but I see a few turning purple. Time to cover them before the birds and squirrels take notice.
What are you grateful for today?
Today, I’m grateful for tiny apples on the apple trees.
They’re starting to look more like the delicious fruit they’ll become when fully grown. Looking forward to the fall!
What are you grateful for today?
Today, I’m grateful for the first (and hopefully not last) pea pod from my garden.
The groundhog enjoyed the tender shoots of most of my pea plants this year, and those plants are slowly coming back. But a couple were spared. This morning, I picked one lone pea pod. There’s still a possibility the groundhog could return, so there’s no guarantee of more. But still I’m hoping. 🙂
What are you grateful for today?
Today, I’m grateful for harvesting enough strawberries to share, despite the constant competition with squirrels & chipmunks.
What are you grateful for today?
Today, I’m grateful for the resiliency of pea plants.
It gives me hope that my poor plants, ravaged by persistent wildlife, might still grow and produce pea pods. They’re one of my favorites from my summer garden.
What are you grateful for today?
Today, I’m grateful for ripening strawberries.
It’s that time of year. Unfortunately, the squirrels and chipmunks know it, too. The battle is on to see who can get to the ripe berries first. I’m thankful for the ones I do get. 🙂
What are you grateful for today?
Today, I’m grateful for the roll of garden netting I found in our shed last night.
We discovered, as we watched from the back deck, that the neighborhood groundhog can fit through the holes in the garden fence. I knew it’d already been in there at least once, since most of the leaves on the small butternut squash plant had been eaten. So frustrating! Now, the netting is stretched along inside the fence. Maybe the groundhog will move on to an easier target now? Fingers crossed.
What are you grateful for today?
Today, I’m grateful for green strawberries.
The strawberry plants are covered with flowers, and little green fruits are popping out all over. In the next month, they’ll ripen, and I’ll be racing against the chipmunks for all those red, juicy berries.
What are you grateful for today?
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