I bought vegetable plants on the way home today. I got a 9 pack of silver queen corn, 9 pack of black beauty eggplants, a 6-inch ichiban eggplant (which I've been dying to try), and a 6-inch Mr. Stripey tomato. I was especially excited about Mr. Stripey. I also got some citrus fertilizer and a couple of large tomato cages. I'm trying to get ready so I can be a challenger in the First Annual Wacahoota Guy vs. Girl Gardening Contest. I put all the plants on the picnic table in the backyard with the rest of the seedlings that John's already started. We're borrowing Tom's rototiller this weekend, so I was planning on putting them in the ground tomorrow.
So, I was sitting at my computer catching up on my blogs and talking about my day with John, and I looked out the window.
Me: "AAAAAHHHH!!! He's eating my plants"
I rushed outside. Tebow had gotten Ichiban off the table and was eating the pot. I was able to rescue Ichiban and quickly replanted him. Tebow got a good scolding. And, everything was good.
Not 20 minutes later, I again looked at the window, and...
Me: "AAAAHHH!! He's eating more plants"
John: "Hurry, get them!"
I rushed out the door and into the backyard with John on my heels with the broom to swat the dog. The corn, eggplants, and Mr. Stripey were all over the ground. I was able to rescue most of the corn and eggplants, but Mr. Stripey bit the dust. I'm very upset over it. John is currently outside potting the corn and eggplants into small containers (outside the dog area), so that they don't dry out before we have a chance to plant them.
John: "It's just a stage. He'll grow out of it."
Me: "He better. Poor Mr. Stripey."
How Does My Garden Grow?
- Emily
- Micanopy, FL
- I'm the communications coordinator for the UF/IFAS Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology. A self proclaimed "brown thumb," I've come to believe my brown thumb just needs a little fertilizer. I garden in the early evening - usually followed by the kids (Will, 6, and Kaity, 4)and dogs (Max and Tebow). I do most of the dreaming in the garden and then talk my husband, John, into doing the heavy labor. My gardening zone is 8b and/or 9a depending on the season.
2 comments:
The late southern humorist, Lewis Grizzard had a black lab named Catfish and he once said something to the effect of "For the first year of it's life, the Labrador Retriever is the most destructive force on the planet."
My experience is that he was spot on ... but it's worth it.
I like the name catfish. That's kinda how Tebow smells most of the time. I'm not sure what he gets into during the day, but whatever it is, it's nasty.
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