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February 2026: The State Of The Backyard Garden

Our frost cover had collapsed during Winter Storm Fern so I had to redo it in late February. Admittedly, it looks like it could be part of a homeless encampment:

The last Saturday in February & it looks like Spring temperatures from here on out so I removed all the frost covers. Some things hung on better than others.

Our only Swiss Chard to survive:

The greenery died back in the cold but the carrots are recovering:

The hardware cloth is squirrel prevention. Squirrels don't eat spinach but they destroyed our first planting last Spring with their obsessive digging:

Female Downy Woodpecker. We're always glad to see them in the garden. They are serious insect pest control. A few years back, I watched a Downy peck Squash Vine Borers out of a squash vine:

Our cool season vegetables had a tough time but this little succulent dealt with the cold like a champ:

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May 2021: Rainy Day With Birds & Blossoms

It rained today so our plans to amend the soil at Plot 420 were put on hold.

“What has it got in its pocketses?”:

You’ll note despite putting down diatomaceous earth that some of these fruits have slug damage. Such is the reality of gardening, no method of prevention is 100% effective. Fortunately, we have many sharp knives to cut off slug bites with: 

Curbside find. Someone threw out this fencing: 

These U-posts were with the fencing so they must have been using them for tomato caging. The posts are a little bent but I possess the willpower & a hammer to set the world to right: 

A flock of unidentified migratory birds: 

Shot through the lattice: 

This chickadee & its mate have been working their asses off feeding their fledglings: