The fence.

We have noticed more and more evidence of plants in the garden being eaten.  First it was the disappearing cucumber plants.  Then it was the bean plants that were chewed down to the stem, and then it was the broccoli plants with the leaves chewed off.  I can't say for sure who the culprit is because I haven't caught any critters in the act, but I have seen rabbits jumping around the church property by the garden.  So, I'm blaming the rabbits.  We just planted some new cucumber, bean, squash, and pumpkin seeds and I'm worried that the bunnies will eat those little plants right up before they have the chance to grow much.


And so, we are going to begin what I'm sure will be an ongoing project of trying to stop the suburban wildlife from helping themselves to the plants in the garden.  We thought we could do without a fence, but too much has been eaten already.  So we are going to put up a fence this Saturday.  The fence probably won't completely stop the rabbits, but it should help.


We could really use some extra help this Saturday to make sure we get the fence up this weekend to prevent any further rabbit-damage to the plants.  There is also plenty of work to do in the garden, especially weeding.  The other little project is to do some work around the edge of the garden where the grass and weeds are encroaching on the garden.  We'll start working at 9:00 am and work for a couple of hours.  Please bring along your own shovel, work gloves, and garden tools if you have them.  Hope to see you on Saturday morning!