Can't win 'em all

Every year I look forward to planting my peas as early as I can.  Sometimes I've even climbed over a snowbank in front of the house to do it.

This year I was a little later than usual and the weather, not to put too fine a point on it, sucked.  It was cold and wet and windy - in spite of all that the peas actually came up!  And flourished!

They were green and succulent and I could practically taste them - either fresh and raw or fresh and cooked - I love my fresh peas.

But, alas, it was not to be.   😭   Came back from a weekend away expecting to find this:

And instead, found this.  Bent and chewed and loped off pea plants and savaged lettuce.

Sad, sad, sad!

I hadn't seen any depredation so I hadn't sprayed any "Liquid Fence" and the local rabbits (I think) took full advantage!  If it were deer the plants wouldn't be bend and broken - just gone!

Moving forward with a spray bottle of the Liquid Fence, several "Have a Heart" traps and death to the critters in my attitude!

And trying to take comfort in the survivors.

The carrots are in the kennel yard and watered daily (if it hasn't rained) and are doing rather well.

Every morning I peek out to make sure that "something" didn't get them in the night.  So far/so good! Of course a liberal application of Liquid Fence should keep most anything away.  Something about the smell of rotten eggs and garlic seems to work fairly well.

Tomatoes, zucchini and garlic are doing very well (nothing eats garlic except us as far as I can tell!)

Tomatoes safe in their little cages - only 9 plants this year.  Four of Celebrity and four of Roma tomatoes and one extra steak type that I bought in a moment of garden lust.  I am trying not to have to can the world in the fall and still have enough for salsa and cooking.  Spraying for the mildew plague ahead of it's appearance - hoping that works.

A lone hill of zucchini living life on the edge - literally -it's the closest to where the woodchuck usually comes onto the lawn but I hope he's absent this year.  More zucchini in other spots just in case.

A sweet pepper plant - the little ones you see in the bags in the store - new kind for me and far enough away from the hot ones to prevent any cross pollination.  The garlic should protect it.

Marigolds along with the hot peppers and a row of Swiss Chard - four different kinds of hot peppers this time around.  Can't wait to see how they do.

The beets appear to be going to be an epic fail so I planted more green beans in between the few that did come up.  If I can't have peas at least I should have green beans!

You don't need a farm to provide yourself some food. Neither do you need a tremendous amount of time or money.

And I am living proof that you "can't win 'em all" but you can still keep trying and planting!