Garden 2023

I usually don't fence my gardens. I did have to protect the blueberries from the geese a few years if I wanted to get any for myself. I put t-posts in the corners then wrapped some 7' deer fence around them and zip tied it all together. I let the tall part of the fence flop over the bushes. I would put it up when the berries were starting to ripen and take it down when they were done for the season.

The deer would come by but not eat all that much. They seemed to like the rhubarb the best, but for some reason rhubarb grew well for me and hardly noticed the deer. Funny, but neither of us eat rhubarb.

I had to put up a non-physical Japanese beetle fence to protect my fruit trees and bushes. Their favorite victims seem to be cherry trees, roses, apple trees, and then everything else. I would put up about a dozen beetle trap bags with the lure all the way around the fruit areas. Some years I would have to change out full bags a couple times. With all the climate changes I haven't seen any the last 2 years. But I haven't seen many bees either. So far this year I have seen more bumble bees (no honey bees yet) so perhaps there is hope. There doesn't seem to be much pollination of the fruit the last couple years either. At least the blueberries are looking promising this year, so far anyway. Lots of flowers.