Susan is Knitting….

I have baby plants! Yay! Does this mean that this year’s garden will be way more successful than last year’s? I’m hoping.

Last year, though, I had a problem with interlopers. A mamma rabbit decided that my garden would be the perfect nursery for her three babies. They stuck around for just over two weeks. I found them when I was weeding between the lettuce rows and couldn’t figure out why there was a small pile of grass clippings in between the rows but close to the lettuce. I’m thinking she may have preferred lettuce over kale, maybe?

When I found the grass I went to pick it up to put it in my weed bucket and it started squeaking. They were older than newborns and already had their eyes open and sassy dispositions. Mom must have had them there while I was up north the previous few days.  My trail cam was set up and it was rather entertaining seeing how often Mom came by and when she let them out at night to run around. She also popped up from time to time looking over the edge of the wood to check on them during the day.

We have another set of babies now under one of the arborvitae on the south side of the house. My trail cam has been watching and I’m finding that Mom is visiting more frequently than I’m seeing her and she keeps a tight schedule.