Poppy Power - Part 2 (and the deer battle continues)

A few nights ago, deer got into the garden - both gardens, actually, as my veggie plot is divided into two plots. This is because of the lay of the land and both have 9 foot deer netting around them. New deer netting, I might add, with new 10-ft tall supports! So, how did they get in..? I still have no idea. But, when I arrived home last evening, I wandered up to fertilize my giant pumpkins and lo and behold, who's in the garden nibbling on my peas, soybeans, pole beans and tomatoes? Yep, another deer. I chased him out (he ducked under the netting), but he hung around for over an hour waiting to come back. He had a taste of the good life and he definitely wanted back in!! I re-secured the netting to the wooden base around the garden, checked for any holes in the netting and kept chasing him away (rather loudly, I assume as my neighbours came over to help me shoo him away!)

After an hour, he still lingered, but darkness fell and I had to give up.. hopefully he didn't get back in, but at this point, I'm not sure. The lovely Bren had shared some of her tomatoes with me and one of them was a Granadero, a hybrid paste type with fantastic flavour.. The plant was laden with developing fruits, but now, that plant is gnawed off to stubs. No more Granadero and with the summer we're having (cool, wet, cloudy), I don't have much hope at this point for another flush of blooms.

Anyhoo, on a lighter note, I'm in love with my neighbours poppies.. I know I wrote about poppies last month, but they're just so gorgeous.. so, here we go again. I hope your gardens are deer free! Happy Gardening..