The Good:
For our first time gardening, we did pretty well! Everything was growing quite well from seed, with the exception of the eggplants and hot peppers. I also had some trouble with the onions, but eventually got them to grow.
The lettuce and zucchini were the first to arrive and we harvested them a few times!
The Bad:
Gus, our groundhog, also ended up being a big fan of the garden and once he found a way in, there was just no stopping him. In a very short period of time, he devoured our entire garden, eating our brussel sprouts, carrots, onions, corn, watermelon, cantaloupe, pumpkins, banana melons, beans and butternut squash. Of course, he did this before anything was ripe enough to pick. We were able to get our green bell peppers out of there before he got to all of them.
We were so worried about keeping the deer out of our garden that we didn't focus on a fence that would deter the little critters too. We won't make that same mistake next year, I promise you. I was heartbroken to see all that hard work eaten by an oversized rodent.
The Ugly:
We got a live trap and set it in the hopes that we could catch the little (insert expletive). First we caught a young raccoon, then we caught a larger raccoon and eventually we got Gus.
From what I hear, when you get rid of one groundhog another one moves in...so we are waiting patiently before the trap needs to get set again.
In the meantime, the only thing left is our tomatoes and basil from the herb section of our garden, so we've been enjoying them now that we are critter free!
Oh and don't worry - all were taken to a large wooded area away from houses and roads to be set free.
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