Week 32: Birds are consuming a lot of sunflower seeds, but the freeloaders like squirrels and raccoons are discouraged from raiding the birdfeeder because of the electric fence charger connected to the bird feeder. Works well, instructions on setup available to all.
Week 33: Only two deer, one fawn. In spite of not encouraging deer to be around the house, they are pesky with regard to chewing on ornamental plants. Tracks of deer even on the back porch terrace gardens.
Week 34: Rain this last week so all rainwater tanks are full.
Week 35: Built three bluebird houses, gave to Spring Lake Garden Club for their annual sale. No. of bluebird houses built so far (last ten years) 232.
Summary comment: adequate rain. Grass doing well. However, of the wildseed purchased from Wildseed Farms and planted last fall (Butterfly weed, gay feather, drummond phlox, purple coneflower, red corn poppy, blue gramma, and sideoats grama) only scattering of poppy and blue gramma showed up this year. Failures: No nesting purple martins, no nesting bluebirds.
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