The beet crop is growing nicely. But we remain vigilant against the deer. Despite their best efforts, the string beans are holding their front. And have been reported as growing back. I have 7 nice peppers and some tiny tomatoes are appearing.
There has been ongoing discussions about investing in a paintball gun to repel the bandits. Scouting, has reported that 2 fawns have been sighted and added to the gang. But no firm consensus been reached or decision made by upper management. We may need to wait for the inevitable assault on the flowers. By then I fear it will be too late.
Report from the Northern front July 1 2026
Looking good! I had a small test harvest a couple weeks ago. Decided to let the rest go longer. Did some rescue harvesting yesterday due to flooding. Lost 2 to ants but none to rot, thankfully.
Ain’t nowhere near harvesting anything yet. But that’s life up Norf where we often get killing frosts into early June. We’ve had pretty consistent rains through June, but we are still in a drought condition here. But we haven’t had any fire danger warns for a while either, occupational fun living in the middle of a forest.