Space crunch
May 5th, 2008 by Julie Kirkwood
This week’s Yard Dirt column is about how I’m scrambling to make garden beds so I have a place to put all the things I want to grow.
“So many seedlings, so little space”
Two days ago I noticed the leaves on my shell pea plants have been nibbled a little. That means something has been sneaking through the chicken wire fence (chipmunks?). I’m so sad!
If the peas don’t survive, though, at least I’ll have more garden space.
to “Space crunch”
-
1Maribeth Porter said:
Hi Julie:
I had never seen the “yard dirt column/blog” until today when I was reading the G.D.T. online, what a great way to share and receive some great information! Please allow me to introduce myself, I work @ Neptune’s Harvest, We are an organic fish fertilizer company in Gloucester, MA.Anyway, I noticed you where a little concerned about chipmunks getting into your garden thru the chi fence and thought I would offer a suggestion. One way to rid them is to sprinkle crabshell as a top dressing around the plant itself, (about 1 3/4 to 2 1/2 inches should do it), you will find that they won’t be around the plants again. Chipmunks and other critters alike do not like the way it feels on their paws when they start crawling on it, so as a result they stay away! I have a lot of positive feedback from customers who have already tried this. Hope I was able to help.
Good Luck - Maribethp.s.: Crabshell comes in 12/lb pails and 50/lb bags. Crabshell is really nothing more than crushed up crabshell.
