The view from my perch yesterday afternoon.....I should move it to see more of the garden but the tree blocks the sun from my eyes, it won't be long and I'll move the chair to the alcove in the herb garden.
I mangled my knee weeding last week and so there is still an enormous amount of work to do. We are having wonderful, but dry weather. Thus I spend a fair amount of time watering the seeds and garlic.
We have a huge towhee community and their favorite thing is to dig up newly seeded areas. I found the solution to keeping them at bay. Coffee grounds! We have exceedingly alkaline soil so this might not work in more acid soil areas but it sure keeps the birds and cats out. Plus, and a big plus, it helps to neutralize our soil. I think if you enlarge this photo you'll be able to see the garlic leaping up!
