If you are able to make a small hedge between the deer’s entry point and the fruit trees and put some fast-growing berry forming shrubs that deer can eat as a bait plant that is easier for them to access it might help, I’m looking to put in some cherry trees soon but due to space may try to get a single one that can self-pollinate

Hey thanks for making the post.

I think I’m 10a in USDA, I had a pretty good spring from the Broccoli, Garlic, Spinach, Celery, and Potatoes I put in through the winter. I did miss the harvest on my last few Celery due to a rapid entry of summer. I did get about 5 packets of seed from them though and it made the garden smell delightful.

I replanted the smaller potatoes and have gotten blooms on all of them so I’m going to try and get some seeds from the potato berries, I’m expecting the actual tubers to be small though.

I have been trying to do a staggered plant of bush green beans and its been pretty successful so far, the cilantro though I’ve messed up the timing and will likely have a couple weeks without it.

My biggest learning lesson was Tomatoes, I sprouted way too many seeds from the ones I saved last season and ended up with over 100 plants. I planted them way too dense and sadly all the larger tomatoes have gotteen bloom rot from what I suspect to be root damage. The cherry and grape tomatoes are doing great!

The pepper plants I overwintered in large containers are producing already while the ones I sprouted from last year’s seeds will be producing in a couple weeks, I collected all the seeds in a “spicy pepper” sachel so I have no idea what ones have sprouted, this year I will label each pepper so I don’t end up with 20 ghost peppers.

I tried to do some arugula which did not sprout but when i realized it wasn’t going i put some radish and carrot in the space which is doing well. In another area I have placed some pumpkin which is starting to grow but won’t produce until autumn.

I have some fruit and nut trees but they were very unhealthy when i started so i have been trying to get them back to health which i think will get results next year.

wow what a great topic!

I’ve been running a Lancer campaign for some hexbear folks for a few months now. Has been a lot of fun. I’ve never been a mech person, but I’ve read a lot of sci-fi and the suppliments for lancer are amazing. We finished Operation Solstice Rain and are on the last half of Operation Winter Scar, highly recommend.

Up with mechanized chassis!