Sunday, December 15, 2019

BLACKBIRD AND A BLOGGER VISIT

Last week we planted some more tomatoes.  Prior to planting them Doug emptied the worm farm into the soil.  The following morning I went out to find one of the plants out of the ground and lying about 6 inches away from where it had been planted.  I replanted it and put a cut-off bucket over it.  The following morning another tomato had been uprooted so we replaced the bucket with mesh around all the tomatoes.

That evening Doug saw the culprit in action,  a blackbird looking for worms.  The damage is not as severe in this photo but it does show where the digging has been since the mesh was put around.


We were just about to head off to the gym this morning when we got a phone call from Gwynneth from ook?! blog.They were further north and just heading down to Whangarei.  We arranged for them to meet us and they were here when we got home.  We had a pleasant catch up before they left for Titirangi.  


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  1. Cro MagnonDecember 15, 2019 at 5:51 PM

    I just hope my Tomatoes next year are worthy of some Blackbird wanting to dig around. Last year they were a disaster; as they have been for the past 3 years.

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 15, 2019 at 5:53 PM

      Our earlier ones are looking good. Doug always plants closer than me so it is a mass of plants. Looks like lots of promising fruit though.

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  2. At Home In New ZealandDecember 15, 2019 at 10:10 PM

    I've had blackbirds unearth lettuce seedlings but never tomato ones. Blackbirds can be a bit of a pain in the garden sometimes, especially throwing mulch around the place, but I still love having them around.

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 17, 2019 at 2:05 PM

      We have lots of them and thrushes here and love having them. At least they can't dig the plants up now.

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  3. David M. Gascoigne,December 15, 2019 at 11:33 PM

    I think that in addition to planting your tomatoes you laid out a smorgasbord for the blackbirds, for which I am sure they were very grateful. No doubt they sang a wonderful aria for you in return.

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 17, 2019 at 2:06 PM

      Yes, plenty of worms for them. They also get as many halved apples as they want.

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  4. gzDecember 17, 2019 at 10:10 AM

    I like the idea of the small fence around the plants....
    It was great to see you both

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 17, 2019 at 2:07 PM

      Yes, it was great to catch up. At least the little plants are safe now.

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  5. AmyDecember 18, 2019 at 7:31 AM

    It's nice catching up with online friends, blackbirds are notorious for digging for worms. Did you get some rain yesterday?

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