Gardening

WhiteTara

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29. We fenced our garden/yard with 6ft plastic deer fencing

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 10:16 AM

Mar 2018

and for the most part it has worked well. But we have to have a fence if we want anything to grow. The deer roam freely through the woods and all things planted become very expensive deer food

We have possum, armadillos, rabbits and raccoons that traverse the ground. For the most part, they do little damage. THe armadillo is the worst with its little nose digging for grubs in the ground leave little holes and sometimes it gets a bulb...errrr.

Last year the raccoons got every single peach on my newly fruiting trees. This year, I'm going to wrap the tree as soon as the flowers turn to little peach buds and hopefully that will allow us some fruit this year.

Good luck with your endeavors. You will really gain optimism and muscles!

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Where should I buy my seeds? [View all] janterry Mar 2018 OP

If you can get organic close to home, do it otherwise GreenPartyVoter Mar 2018 #1

TY janterry Mar 2018 #5

I think Johnny's is still based here in Maine, but check your GreenPartyVoter Mar 2018 #11

I buy from a few companies WhiteTara Mar 2018 #2

Looking right now janterry Mar 2018 #6

Is this brand new house with new land? WhiteTara Mar 2018 #13

the woman who owned it previously janterry Mar 2018 #17

We fenced our garden/yard with 6ft plastic deer fencing WhiteTara Mar 2018 #29

Twilley's and Pine Tree Garden duforsure Mar 2018 #3

We have tons of room, janterry Mar 2018 #7

start your seeds now in a one gallon fabric pot WhiteTara Mar 2018 #15

My daughters favorite too! duforsure Mar 2018 #28

Victory in Oregon. Johnny's in Maine. Pine Tree in Maine NRaleighLiberal Mar 2018 #4

The Maine ones are particularly interesting janterry Mar 2018 #8

My friend Mike owns Victory - they carry lots of tomatoes I've introduced NRaleighLiberal Mar 2018 #31

garden downhill73 Mar 2018 #9

I like that Jonny's is so close to me janterry Mar 2018 #24

Seed savers have too many hybrids for my taste. WhiteTara Mar 2018 #30

Seed Savers sells no hybrids at all - they are all open pollinated NRaleighLiberal Mar 2018 #32

Thanks. I wonder whose catalog that was then WhiteTara Mar 2018 #35

could be Totally Tomatoes, or Johnny's, or.... NRaleighLiberal Mar 2018 #36

I'm still expanding varieties and WhiteTara Mar 2018 #37

Get mine from Sustainable Seeds... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2018 #10

I love the idea of growing heirloom seeds janterry Mar 2018 #21

Heres a good one. Seed Savers Exchange we can do it Mar 2018 #12

That site looks lovely janterry Mar 2018 #20

You might give Seeds of Change a look. I havent grown a garden in years, Arkansas Granny Mar 2018 #14

TY janterry Mar 2018 #18

a few more Drifter Mar 2018 #16

Interesting janterry Mar 2018 #19

Also known as Urban farming Drifter Mar 2018 #23

Johnny's steventh Mar 2018 #22

If you want every day organic seeds in large quantities Johnny's seeds are pretty good Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #25

TY (Looking now) janterry Mar 2018 #33

I've grown my own starts, and I've boughten starts. Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #39

one factor is geographic area... handmade34 Mar 2018 #26

I'm down in Brattleboro janterry Mar 2018 #27

Been ordering from Baker Seed for years Bayard Mar 2018 #34

I buy from 4 companies: Johnny's Selected Seeds, Baker Creek, Victory Seeds, and Burpees NutmegYankee Mar 2018 #38

Ive soured on Burpees spinbaby Mar 2018 #41

I use Burpee for specialty hybrids. Ive had good luck with those. NutmegYankee Mar 2018 #42

Kitazawa seeds spinbaby Mar 2018 #40

I'll check them out janterry Mar 2018 #43