Saturday, May 12, 2012

What can destroy a garden....

In less than five minutes?

An 8 year old, a gate, and two dogs.


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  1. ouch! we have my hubby's nice and nephew that will be 5 yrs old in july and they're not alowed anywhere near the garden for the very same reason - each time they got in things got distroyed.

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    1. The dogs have their own yard but Dallas did not latch the gate. He has to carry the trash out the front door now- He lost his gate rights.

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  2. Oh no! Is it completely destroyed?

    My 3 year old granddaughter has been warned to "stay on the paths", so she's pretty good in the garden. I'd never allow her out there by herself, though. Annie and Otto don't set out to destroy, they just find the veggies cool and comfortable to lay on.

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    1. I think I lost 3 broc. 3 Cabbages, half of the spinach, Most of my potatoes, some squash, and they ran through the new grass. It isn't as bad as I first thought, but I still cried.

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    2. Did the potato plants get pulled out or dug up, or did they just break off? If they just got trampled and broken, they will probably grow back. I'd cry too.

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    3. I dug through them and it looks like some were just walked on and some they dug by. I think about half of them may survive.

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  3. Oh no. Respect for space is good to learn from the beginning. Hardest to control the dogs I think. Hang in there. Some will bounce back.

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  4. Oh man, that's the worst. I would absolutely cry too! Plants are amazingly resilient though, hopefully most will recover.

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