By Amy Swanson
I stopped by the garden this morning and Carla showed off the newest garden inhabitant. This time it was fauna, not flora. The recent mystery was what was eating the corn, snapping the stalk off at ground level. Raccoons? Nope. Turns out it was an opossum, which was discovered this morning..playing ‘possum of course!
Opossum Trapped
BTW, it sure looks to me that the corn is ahead of the schedule implied by the old saying about needing to be knee-high by the 4th of July!
I had to take pictures as well of the potato plants. One variety is flowering ahead of the other varieties. Carla was reporting that the “re-mounding” happened last week (?) and the next thing to do would be mulching them to keep them cool and moist for the coming months. 3 bales of straw wait to be placed next week. (Take notice Hancock and First Parish volunteers.)
Rows of Potatoes
Last item to share: It’s good to give the vegetables a good wash before delivering to the Food Pantry. I delivered a load the other week with Carla and we did not appreciate how much extra can be delivered along with the lettuce leaves, hiding in their abundance.