The Cost Of Produce

[cookie]

I tried veggie growing and we have to many squirrels and raccoons, bunnies etc... that pick on everything that just grosses me out. I'm Happy to support '"Farmer Markets" I buy what I need don't waste a thing. I Love to grow Flowers though and last year I grew sage. Cookie

[jglass]

That reminds me..Jons Dad has a skunk that seems to have taken up residence at his house. It has burrowed out a place in the garage to sleep and even dug under the door to get in there. We were flipping channels on the tv last night and they were talking about people getting sprayed with skunks. I told Jon that was gonna be his Dad any day now lol.
Im suprised he hasnt had trouble with it trying to get after his two pet turkeys. You know it will wreck the garden this year if he doesnt do something to get rid of it.

[cookie]

We have skunk, in are yard every summer. I always feed the birds and squirrels, chipmunks. I have 3 feeders in our yard, maybe it brings animals around more often. Cookie

[jglass]

lol That is like here at the apartment. I throw old bread out over the balcony into the lot after the landlord goes home to feed the birds. You will see racoons, cats and birds out there eating together.
Im suprised he has tolerated that skunk this long. Last year they totally destroyed the corn he had in the garden. I had a dog that we kept outside when I lived at Moms. He got sprayed by a skunk one night. It was so funny about a week later I smelled skunk outside and when I looked out poor dog was hiding in his dog house lol. He wanted nothing to do with that skunk a second time.

[cookie]

lol, cute, in the...... "DOG HOUSE". I Love all the animals that come around so cute. Cookie

[chubbyalaskagriz]

I am jealous of all you folks that have a nice piece of ground big enuf for some major growing. I was raised in the country and miss huge gardens.

My condo has a nice patio and I do some container growing- but don't get nearly the impact I wish I could with a small patch of ground.

Last summer my Dad and his wife had a huge garden and my sister and I helped them work it and we all benefitted from tons of excess goddies, but their helath issues continue to become more and more or a burden... so Dad says this year he's gonna seed the whole yard to grass and he ain't having a garden anymore. I sure will miss it sumthin' awful!

[jfain]

We have squirrels and rabbits galore but I thought we were safe from things like racoons and ground hogs and such since we live in the city with fences around everyone's yard but last month while driving down the road I saw a HUGE opossum strolling out of the parking lot of a nearby apartment complex. I think it must be living in the dumpster. It was as big as a poodle.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

I think I mentioned here on another post I had a pet skunk growing up, one night we let him sleep in the chicken coupe [so he could get a little fresh air] well....when we checked on him the next morning he had delighted himself with fresh chicken that night...all that was left of our 2 chickens was their skeltons Imagine our surprised expressions when we saw that!!!

I LOVE SKUNKS, they are so pretty and they make great pets once you have them de-scented. I know I am not alone, when I worked at the Veterinary hospital we has skunk pet patients which were dearly loved by thier owners!

[jfain]

I agree skunks are really cute. One time when we were visiting my friends Mom in the country we came across a mother skunk walking down the road with six little babies following behind her. The were so cute I could just eat them up stink and all!

[jglass]

lol I was driving with one of my nieces years ago. She was like 4 years old then.
She points out the window and goes all pretty kitty. I looked and it was a mama skunk with babies in the grass by the road lol.