Our puppy Stevie is a total love bug in so many ways, but not at all towards plants. It started out with just a nip at the plants last summer, but at some point over the winter, he turned his vengeance on a blackberry bush, three lilacs, and a grape vine.
This spring he moved to the broccoli. Apparently, he has a particular fondness for the pots that can be planted and pulled out several of my starts to get at the fibrous material. In an effort to salvage what was left, I got plastic netting and bamboo stakes. It might have worked, but apparently the bamboo stakes are also fun to chew. So we had to get out the big guns…
We’ve now got metal fencing all along each of our backyard boxes. I’ve planted two of them with strawberries and rhubarb, so I’m really hoping this will work out. I don’t think I can give up on my love of either strawberries or puppies.
Over the weekend, Brian and I tried to get to the Wasatch Community Gardens Plant Sale, but when we got there at 8, the line was streaming down the block. It was almost as if they were handing out Wiis or tickets to big summer concerts, but no, it was all for tomato seedlings. We ended up at the Live Green Festival instead and found a nice assortment of plants there. I got so many greens that I plan on eating salads every day in June and July.
