Let Us Rejoice for Lettuce and String!

Lettuce Rejoice For Tasty Beginnings In The Garden!

Here are the first members of my mesclun mix to show their cotyledons through the soil. I obviously sowed far too many seeds, but I intend to do some thinning. I planted lettuce last year, and enjoyed very little harvest. It seems the white moths were fluttering around my yard with more on their minds than a good view. I waged a natural minded war on the eggs and caterpillars who devoured every bit of my salad they could crawl on. The little bit of lettuce left for me was delicious, so I am trying again.

This year I placed a net over my tender little lettuce and radishes.  Not much thought has been given as to what I will do when the babies grow up, but I am sure I will think of something. The net also serves to keep the local cat from digging holes for his business.  I am however considering encouraging feline activity because while taking the dog out last night I saw two rats running along the back fence. Maybe kitty needs a few cat treats for his efforts to keep the rats away from the house.

I Know Why The Bird Takes String

A pair of robins are building a nest right in my yard! I failed to remove the string ball from the yard so the bird redoubled his efforts to drag the entire ball of string into the tree. There is now a small bit of a very long string worked into a nest, and I don't have the heart to pull it down. I am thrilled a pair if robins are making their nest in my yard, and I want them to be comfortable so I am supplying them with cut up string instead of one long piece.